How can I count the occurrence of a character in a string? Example String:

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Asked: June 3, 20262026-06-03T23:04:22+00:00 2026-06-03T23:04:22+00:00

How can I count the occurrence of a character in a string?

Example

String: 123-456-7890

I want to find the occurrence count of “-” in given string

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-03T23:04:24+00:00

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You can simply do it like this:

NSString *string = @"123-456-7890";
int times = [[string componentsSeparatedByString:@"-"] count]-1;

NSLog(@"Counted times: %i", times);

Output:

Counted times: 2

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