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	Blog Entry:
	Ask Ben: Javascript String Replace Method
	
	Author:
	Ben Nadel / Kinky Solutions
	
	Link:
	http://www.bennadel.com/index.cfm?dax=blog:142.view
	
	Date Posted:
	Jul 17, 2006 at 7:36 AM
	
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// This counts the number of times a string matching the
// given regular expression can be found in the given text.
function CountValue( strText, reTargetString ){
	var intCount = 0;
	 
	// Use replace to globally iterate over the matching
	// strings.
	strText.replace(
		reTargetString,
		 
		// This function will get called for each match
		// of the regular expression.
		function(){
			intCount++; 
		}
	);
	 
	// Return the updated count variable.
	return( intCount );
}