javascript count occurrences of letter in string
function count(str, find) {
    return (str.split(find)).length - 1;
}
count("Good", "o"); // 2javascript count occurrences of letter in string
function count(str, find) {
    return (str.split(find)).length - 1;
}
count("Good", "o"); // 2javascript count words in string
var str = "your long string with many words.";
var wordCount = str.match(/(\w+)/g).length;
alert(wordCount); //6
//    \w+    between one and unlimited word characters
//    /g     greedy - don't stop after the first matchjavascript count occurrences in string
function countOccurences(string, word) {
   return string.split(word).length - 1;
}
var text="We went down to the stall, then down to the river."; 
var count=countOccurences(text,"down"); // 2js string includes count
/** Function that count occurrences of a substring in a string;
 * @param {String} string               The string
 * @param {String} subString            The sub string to search for
 * @param {Boolean} [allowOverlapping]  Optional. (Default:false)
 *
 * @author Vitim.us https://gist.github.com/victornpb/7736865
 * @see Unit Test https://jsfiddle.net/Victornpb/5axuh96u/
 * @see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4009756/how-to-count-string-occurrence-in-string/7924240#7924240
 */
function occurrences(string, subString, allowOverlapping) {
    string += "";
    subString += "";
    if (subString.length <= 0) return (string.length + 1);
    var n = 0,
        pos = 0,
        step = allowOverlapping ? 1 : subString.length;
    while (true) {
        pos = string.indexOf(subString, pos);
        if (pos >= 0) {
            ++n;
            pos += step;
        } else break;
    }
    return n;
}Copyright © 2021 Codeinu
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