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WMLScript elements() Function

The elements() function returns the number of times a specified value appears in a string.

n = String.elements(string, separator)

Part	Description
n	An integer that specifies the number of times the value specified in the separator parameter appears in the string parameter
string	The string to be searched
separator	The string value to search for in the string

var a = String.elements("Visit W3Schools!","i");
var b = String.elements("Visit W3Schools!","V");
var c = String.elements("Visit W3Schools!"," ");

a = 2
b = 1
c = 1