Count character in word jquery

Question

How can i count character in word with jQuery?

function count(word, character)
{
   return ???;
}

for example:

count('atesta', 'a'); // should return 2
count('testaaa', 'a'); // should return 3

etc

You can't. jQuery does not provide any string methods. You have to use plain JavaScript for that. — Felix Kling, Jun 15 '13 at 21:59
@elclanrs That's not extremely helpful because `'a'` is contained in a variable so you have to show the way to do it with a dynamically-constructed regex. — ErikE, Jun 15 '13 at 22:01
@ErikE: Yeah, I wouldn't even make a function for this, I would just do it inline, reads well. That's why I posted as comment though. — elclanrs, Jun 15 '13 at 22:02

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '13 at 21:58

3

Why must everything be in jQuery?

function count(haystack, needle) {
    return haystack.split(needle).length-1;
}

answered Jun 15 '13 at 21:58

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