How to count words in JavaScript using JQuery

Question

I have a simple html text box. When I \"submit\" the form that the text box is in, I would like to get a variable with the number of words inside using Jqu

Answer 1

Try this to count words in JavaScript using JQuery.

$(document).ready(function(){
    $("button").click(function(){
        var words = $.trim($("#name").val()).split(" ");
        alert(words.length);
    });
});

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