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Word Count 1
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<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function CountWords (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length -1;
if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + " " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + " " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
alert ("Word Count: " + word_count + wordOrWords);
}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count: " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
}
}
return word_count;
}
// End -->
</script>
</HEAD>
<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<BODY>
<form>
<textarea cols=40 rows=5 name=x>
</textarea>
<br>
<input type=button value="Count Words" OnClick ="CountWords(this.form.x, true, true);">
</form>
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href=" JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>
i have found this code and put it to work. the only problem is that its counting numbers.
Can someone fix it please?
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function CountWords (this_field, show_word_count, show_char_count) {
if (show_word_count == null) {
show_word_count = true;
}
if (show_char_count == null) {
show_char_count = false;
}
var char_count = this_field.value.length;
var fullStr = this_field.value + " ";
var initial_whitespace_rExp = /^[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var left_trimmedStr = fullStr.replace(initial_whitespace_rExp, "");
var non_alphanumerics_rExp = rExp = /[^A-Za-z0-9]+/gi;
var cleanedStr = left_trimmedStr.replace(non_alphanumerics_rExp, " ");
var splitString = cleanedStr.split(" ");
var word_count = splitString.length -1;
if (fullStr.length <2) {
word_count = 0;
}
if (word_count == 1) {
wordOrWords = " word";
}
else {
wordOrWords = " words";
}
if (char_count == 1) {
charOrChars = " character";
} else {
charOrChars = " characters";
}
if (show_word_count & show_char_count) {
alert ("Word Count:\n" + " " + word_count + wordOrWords + "\n" + " " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
else {
if (show_word_count) {
alert ("Word Count: " + word_count + wordOrWords);
}
else {
if (show_char_count) {
alert ("Character Count: " + char_count + charOrChars);
}
}
}
return word_count;
}
// End -->
</script>
</HEAD>
<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<BODY>
<form>
<textarea cols=40 rows=5 name=x>
</textarea>
<br>
<input type=button value="Count Words" OnClick ="CountWords(this.form.x, true, true);">
</form>
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size"-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href=" JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>
i have found this code and put it to work. the only problem is that its counting numbers.
Can someone fix it please?
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this?
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
- Thread starter
- #4
- Thread starter
- #5
ah my bad ...
not a JS guy but my inital guess would be to look into:
1. validate field so it may NOT contain a number=force users not to enter numerics (u can use DW form validation for this)
then
2. count all words
All the best!
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
not a JS guy but my inital guess would be to look into:
1. validate field so it may NOT contain a number=force users not to enter numerics (u can use DW form validation for this)
then
2. count all words
All the best!
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
- Thread starter
- #7
this should point you in the right direction:
All the best!
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
All the best!
:--------------------------------------:
[URL unfurl="true"]http://mostarnet.com[/url]
All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...
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