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JavaScript: Count the number of vowels in a given string

JavaScript validation with regular expression: Exercise-8 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to count the number of vowels in a given string.

Test Data:
console.log(alphabetize_string('United States'));
Output :
"SUadeeinsttt"

Pictorial Presentation:

JavaScript: Count the number of vowels in a given string

Sample Solution:-

HTML Code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Write a JavaScript function to count the number of vowels in a given string</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

JavaScript Code:

function vowel_count(str) {

  return str.match(/[aeiou]/gi).length;

}

console.log(vowel_count('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'));

Sample Output:

11

Flowchart:

Flowchart: JavaScript- Count the number of vowels in a given string

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