266A - Stones on the Table

#include <cmath>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;

int main() {

    string str;
    int n;
    cin >> n >> str;
    int id = 0, ans = 0, pre = -1;
    while(id < n) {
        if(pre == -1) {
            pre = id++;
        } else {
            if(str[id] == str[pre]) {
                ans++;
                id++;
            } else {
                pre = id++;
            }
        }
    }
    cout << ans << endl;
    return 0;
}