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

Try

    value.match(/\w+/g).length;

This will match a string of characters that can be in a word. Whereas something like:

    value.match(/\S+/g).length;

will result in an incorrect count if the user adds commas or other punctuation that is not followed by a space - or adds a comma with a space either side of it.