JS: Count Chars in String 🚀

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/*
xah_string_char_count(str)
return number of chars in string str.
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Version 2018-06-17 2022-10-18
*/
const xah_string_char_count = ((str) => {
  let i = 0;
  for (let c of str) {
    i += 1;
  }
  return i;
});

// --------------------------------------------------
// test
console.log(xah_string_char_count("😂") === 1);

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