#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <iterator>
#include <functional>
#include <complex>
#include <queue>
#include <stack>
#include <cmath>
#include <cassert>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;
typedef long long LL;
typedef complex<double> CMP;

class Arrows { public:
	int longestArrow(string s) 
	{
		string rs = s;
		reverse(rs.begin(), rs.end());
		return max(max(la(s,'<','-'), la(s,'<','=')), max(la(rs,'>','-'), la(rs,'>','=')));
	}
	int la(string s, char h, char t)
	{
		int m = -1;
		for(int i=0; i<s.size(); ++i)
			if( s[i]==h ) {
				int j=i+1;
				while( j<s.size() && s[j]==t )
					++j;
				m = max(m, j-i);
			}
		return m;
	}
};

// BEGIN CUT HERE
#include <ctime>
double start_time; string timer()
 { ostringstream os; os << " (" << int((clock()-start_time)/CLOCKS_PER_SEC*1000) << " msec)"; return os.str(); }
template<typename T> ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const vector<T>& v)
 { os << "{ ";
   for(typename vector<T>::const_iterator it=v.begin(); it!=v.end(); ++it)
   os << '\"' << *it << '\"' << (it+1==v.end() ? "" : ", "); os << " }"; return os; }
void verify_case(const int& Expected, const int& Received) {
 bool ok = (Expected == Received);
 if(ok) cerr << "PASSED" << timer() << endl;  else { cerr << "FAILED" << timer() << endl;
 cerr << "\to: \"" << Expected << '\"' << endl << "\tx: \"" << Received << '\"' << endl; } }
#define CASE(N) {cerr << "Test Case #" << N << "..." << flush; start_time=clock();
#define END	 verify_case(_, Arrows().longestArrow(s));}
int main(){

CASE(0)
	string s = "<--->--==>"; 
	int _ = 4; 
END
CASE(1)
	string s = "<<<<<<<<<<"; 
	int _ = 1; 
END
CASE(2)
	string s = "----==-"; 
	int _ = -1; 
END
CASE(3)
	string s = "<----=====>"; 
	int _ = 6; 
END

}
// END CUT HERE
