numGraphemeClusters
Return the number of grapheme clusters in a string.
Installation
npm install @stdlib/string-num-grapheme-clusters
Usage
var numGraphemeClusters = require( '@stdlib/string-num-grapheme-clusters' );
numGraphemeClusters( str )
Returns the number of grapheme clusters in a string
.
var out = numGraphemeClusters( 'last man standing' );
// returns 17
out = numGraphemeClusters( 'Hidden Treasures' );
// returns 16
Examples
var numGraphemeClusters = require( '@stdlib/string-num-grapheme-clusters' );
var str = numGraphemeClusters( 'last man standing' );
// returns 17
str = numGraphemeClusters( '六书/六書' );
// returns 5
str = numGraphemeClusters( 'अनुच्छेद' );
// returns 5
str = numGraphemeClusters( '🌷' );
// returns 1
CLI
Installation
To use the module as a general utility, install the module globally
npm install -g @stdlib/string-num-grapheme-clusters
Usage
Usage: num-grapheme-clusters [options] [<string>]
Options:
-h, --help Print this message.
-V, --version Print the package version.
-l, --lines Analyze individual lines.
Examples
$ num-grapheme-clusters beep
4
To use as a standard stream,
$ echo -n 'beep\nboop🌷' | num-grapheme-clusters
10
$ echo -n 'beep\nboop🌷' | num-grapheme-clusters -l
4
5
See Also
-
@stdlib/string/next-grapheme-cluster-break
: return the next extended grapheme cluster break in a string after a specified position.
Notice
This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.
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License
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