wordCount

Counts the number of words in a string.

Syntax

wordCount(str: string): number

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
str	string	The input string.

Returns

Type	Description
number	The number of words in the string.

Example

wordCount("Exemplo de string"); // 3
wordCount("  Teste   word count  "); // 3
wordCount(""); // 0

Notes

• Throws TypeError if the argument is not a string.
• Words are separated by whitespace.

References

• MDN: String.prototype.split()