var str:String = "programmer";
var char:String = "m";
function countOccurences(str:String, char:String):Number {
var count:Number = 0;
for(var i=0; i < str.length; i++) {
if (str.charAt(i) == char) {
count++;
}
}
return count;
}
trace(countOccurences(str, char)); //Outputs 2
Count All Occurrences of a Character In a String
2 comments:
trace(str.split(char).length-1);
Would do the trick ;)
function count(pattern:String, target:String) : uint {
var count:uint=0;
var index:int = -1;
while((index = target.indexOf(pattern, index+1)) >= 0){
count++;
}
return count;
}
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