find the number of occurrences in a string 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: how do i count the number of occurrences in a string javascript

function charCount(myChar, str) {
	let count = 0;

	for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) 
    if (str.charAt(i) == myChar) 
        count++
 return count;
}