count string in javascript code example

Example 1: javascript count occurrences in string

function countOccurences(string, word) {
   return string.split(word).length - 1;
}
var text="We went down to the stall, then down to the river."; 
var count=countOccurences(text,"down"); // 2

Example 2: javascript length

var colors = ["Red", "Orange", "Blue", "Green"];
var colorsLength=colors.length;//4 is colors array length 

var str = "bug";
var strLength=str.length;//3 is the number of characters in bug

Example 3: js string count

(mainStr.split("str").length - 1) //4