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Counting the Words in a Text String

/*

Learn How to Program Using Any Web Browser
by Harold Davis 

Apress CopyRight 2004

ISBN: 1590591135
*/
function countWords(str){ 
   var count = 0; 
   var words = str.split(" "); 
    for (i=0 ; i < words.length ; i++){ 
       // inner loop -- do the count 
       if (words[i] != "") 
          count += 1; 
    } 
   document.theForm.results.value = "There are " + 
                                    count + 
                                    " words in the text string you entered!"; 
} 
           
       
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