how to count how many letters are in a string javascript code example

Example 1: string methods javascript count number of words inside a string

<html>
<body>
<script>
   function countWords(str) {
   str = str.replace(/(^\s*)|(\s*$)/gi,"");
   str = str.replace(/[ ]{2,}/gi," ");
   str = str.replace(/\n /,"\n");
   return str.split(' ').length;
   }
document.write(countWords("   Tutorix is one of the best E-learning   platforms"));
</script>
</body>
</html>

Example 2: how to count specific letters in string js

console.log(("str1,str2,str3,str4".match(/,/g) || []).length); //logs 3

console.log(("str1,str2,str3,str4".match(new RegExp("str", "g")) || []).length); //logs 4