Regular Expression for accurate word-count using JavaScript

Question

I\'m trying to put together a regular expression for a JavaScript command that accurately counts the number of words in a textarea.

One solution I had found is as fo

Answer 1

The correct regexp would be /s+/ in order to discard non-words:

'Lorem ipsum dolor , sit amet'.split(/\S+/g).length
7
'Lorem ipsum dolor , sit amet'.split(/\s+/g).length
6