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Returns the number of words in a string.

function wordcount(string:String):Number {
   var wrdArray:Array = string.split(" ");
   for (var i = wrdArray.length; i>0; i--) {
      if (wrdArray[i] == "") {
         wrdArray.splice(i,1);
      }
   }
   return wrdArray.length;
}
trace(wordcount("This will count the number of words"));