Can a script count how many lines, words and characters there is in a Text Layer?

Question

I've been browsing here and I found this script that counts the words and characters in a text layer, but it can't count how many lines there is in it. I've found other scripts that should count the lines but they didn't work.
So is it possible to add a line counter in the selected text layer?

Also, how would I add a line in the code that breaks the line (add an enter) at a specific point, for example, breaks the line in the second word of the text layer, or the forth word, I'm asking because this would help me too.

Image example:

// 

/*

<javascriptresource>

<name>Count Words and Characters</name>

</javascriptresource>

*/

function run()

{

var layer = activeDocument.activeLayer;

    if (layer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT)

        {

  

    var words = layer.textItem.contents;

            words = words.replace(/(\r\n|\n|\r)/gm," ");

var countwords = words.split(" ").length;

var countletters = words.split(" ").join(" ").length;

alert("\n " + countwords + " Words\n " + countletters + " Characters","Count");

}

else

    {

    alert("Select a text layer.","Count");

    }

}

run();

c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted Answer

The line-counting Script is on the Indesign Forum, so I assume it is for Indesign.

// determine lines in point text;
// 2022, use it at your own risk;
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
    var myLayer = myDocument.activeLayer;
    if (myLayer.kind == LayerKind.TEXT) {
        var theText = myLayer.textItem.contents;
// carriage return;
        var theRegExp = /\r/g;
        alert (theText.match(theRegExp).length+1)
    }
};

For Point Text try this; it should give an alert of the count of carriage returns + 1.

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

Also, how would I add a line in the code that breaks the line (add an enter) at a specific point, for example, breaks the line in the second word of the text layer, or the forth word, I'm asking because this would help me too.

Could you post meaningful screenshots to illustrate what you mean?

I've found other scripts that should count the lines but they didn't work.

If you want to talk about Scripts you might want to actually show them/post links.

Is the Type Layer Point Text or Paragraph Text?

In Point Text one should be able to determine the number of carriage returns (edited), and with Paragraph Text one could duplicate the Type Layer and convert it to Point Text.

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