#include <bits/stdc++.h>
#include <atcoder/all>
using namespace std;
using namespace atcoder;
using ll = long long;
using ld = long double;
using pll = pair<ll, ll>;
using pii = pair<int, int>;
template<class T> using pq = priority_queue<T, vector<T>, greater<T>>;
#define overload4(_1, _2, _3, _4, name, ...) name
#define overload3(a,b,c,name,...) name
#define rep1(n) for (ll i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
#define rep2(i, n) for (ll i = 0; i < (n); ++i)
#define rep3(i, a, b) for (ll i = (a); i < (b); ++i)
#define rep4(i, a, b, c) for (ll i = (a); i < (b); i += (c))
#define rep(...) overload4(__VA_ARGS__, rep4, rep3, rep2, rep1)(__VA_ARGS__)
#define rrep1(n) for(ll i = (n) - 1;i >= 0;i--)
#define rrep2(i,n) for(ll i = (n) - 1;i >= 0;i--)
#define rrep3(i,a,b) for(ll i = (b) - 1;i >= (a);i--)
#define rrep4(i,a,b,c) for(ll i = (a) + ((b)-(a)-1) / (c) * (c);i >= (a);i -= c)
#define rrep(...) overload4(__VA_ARGS__, rrep4, rrep3, rrep2, rrep1)(__VA_ARGS__)
#define all1(i) begin(i) , end(i)
#define all2(i,a) begin(i) , begin(i) + a
#define all3(i,a,b) begin(i) + a , begin(i) + b
#define all(...) overload3(__VA_ARGS__, all3, all2, all1)(__VA_ARGS__)
#define sum(...) accumulate(all(__VA_ARGS__),0LL)
template<class T> bool chmin(T &a, const T &b){ if(a > b){ a = b; return 1; } else return 0; }
template<class T> bool chmax(T &a, const T &b){ if(a < b){ a = b; return 1; } else return 0; }
template<class T> auto min(const T& a){ return *min_element(all(a)); }
template<class T> auto max(const T& a){ return *max_element(all(a)); }
template<class... Ts> void in(Ts&... t);
#define elif else if
#define vec(type,name,...) vector<type> name(__VA_ARGS__)
#define vv(type,name,h,...) vector<vector<type>>name(h,vector<type>(__VA_ARGS__))
#define INT(...) int __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define LL(...) ll __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define STR(...) string __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define CHR(...) char __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define DBL(...) double __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define LD(...) ld __VA_ARGS__; in(__VA_ARGS__)
#define VEC(type, name, size) vector<type> name(size); in(name)
#define VV(type, name, h, w) vector<vector<type>> name(h, vector<type>(w)); in(name)
ll intpow(ll a, ll b){ ll ans = 1; while(b){ if(b & 1) ans *= a; a *= a; b /= 2; } return ans; }
ll modpow(ll a, ll b, ll p){ ll ans = 1; while(b){ if(b & 1) (ans *= a) %= p; (a *= a) %= p; b /= 2; } return ans; }
namespace IO{
#define VOID(a) decltype(void(a))
struct setting{
    setting(){
        cin.tie(nullptr); ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
        fixed(cout); cout.precision(12);
    }
} setting;
template<int I> struct P : P<I-1>{};
template<> struct P<0>{};
template<class T> void i(T& t){ i(t, P<3>{}); }
void i(vector<bool>::reference t, P<3>){ int a; i(a); t = a; }
template<class T> auto i(T& t, P<2>) -> VOID(cin >> t){ cin >> t; }
template<class T> auto i(T& t, P<1>) -> VOID(begin(t)){ for(auto&& x : t) i(x); }
template<class T, size_t... idx> void ituple(T& t, index_sequence<idx...>){
    in(get<idx>(t)...);
}
template<class T> auto i(T& t, P<0>) -> VOID(tuple_size<T>{}){
    ituple(t, make_index_sequence<tuple_size<T>::value>{});
}

#undef VOID
}
#define unpack(a) (void)initializer_list<int>{(a, 0)...}
template<class... Ts> void in(Ts&... t){ unpack(IO :: i(t)); }

#undef unpack


int main() {
    INT(n);
    STR(s);
    int ans = 0;
    bool fn = false;
    rep(i,n-1) {
        if (s[i] == 'A' || s[i+1] == 'A') ans++;
        else fn = true;
    }
    rep(i,n-2) {
        if (s[i] == 'B' && s[i+1] == 'A' && s[i+2] == 'B') ans--;
    }
    if (fn) ans++;
    cout << ans << endl;
}