import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.math.*;
import java.util.regex.*;

public class Solution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        /* Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT. Your class should be named Solution. */
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        int noOfSteps = in.nextInt();
        String entireLine = in.next();

        int level = 0;
        int valleyCount = 0;
        for(int i = 0; i < entireLine.length(); i++) {
            char temp = entireLine.charAt(i);
            if(temp == 'U') {
                if(level == -1) {
                    valleyCount++;
                }
                level++;
            } else if (temp == 'D') {
                level--;
            }
        }
        System.out.println(valleyCount);
    }
}