What is a Character Counter?
A character counter is a tool that will calculate how many characters there are in a piece of text. It does this by going over all the individual characters and incrementing a counter.
Why do I need a Character Counter?
You might need to know the count of characters during an automated test, to make certain assertions when validating a specific flow. For example, you might expect a website or mobile app to return a piece of text. Using the character counter, you can make sure the text has the right number of characters.
How can I count the characters of a string with Javascript?
You can use the .length property of any string with Javascript. This property will return the amount of characters in the given string.
const myString = "this is a piece of text";
const characterCount = myString.length;