Function for counting characters/words not working
- by user1742729
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title> Javascript - stuff </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function GetCountsAll( Wordcount, Sentancecount, Clausecount, Charactercount )
{
var TextString = document.getElementById("Text").innerHTML;
var Wordcount = 0;
var Sentancecount = 0;
var Clausecount = 0;
var Charactercount = 0;
// For loop that runs through all characters incrementing the variable(s) value each iteration
for (i=0; i < TextString.length; i++);
if (TextString.charAt(i) == " " = true)
Wordcount++;
return Wordcount;
if (TextString.charAt(i) = "." = true)
Sentancecount++;
Clausecount++;
return Sentancecount;
if (TextString.charAt(i) = ";" = true)
Clausecount++;
return Clausecount;
}
-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="Text">
It is important to remember that XHTML is a markup language; it is not a programming language. The language only describes the placement and visual appearance of elements arranged on a page; it does not permit users to manipulate these elements to change their placement or appearance, or to perform any "processing" on the text or graphics to change their content in response to user needs. For many Web pages this lack of processing capability is not a great drawback; the pages are simply displays of static, unchanging, information for which no manipulation by the user is required. Still, there are cases where the ability to respond to user actions and the availability of processing methods can be a great asset. This is where JavaScript enters the picture.
</div>
<input type = "button" value = "Get Counts" class = "btnstyle" onclick = "GetCountsAll()"/>
<br/>
<span id= "Charactercount"> </span> Characters <br/>
<span id= "Wordcount"> </span> Words <br/>
<span id= "Sentancecount"> </span> Sentences <br/>
<span id= "ClauseCount"> </span> Clauses <br/>
</body>
</html>
I am a student and still learning JavaScript, so excuse any horrible mistakes. The script is meant to calculate the number of characters, words, sentences, and clauses in the passage. It's, plainly put, just not working. I have tried a multitude of things to get it to work for me and have gotten a plethora of different errors but no matter what I can NOT get this to work. Please help! (btw i know i misspelled sentence)
