Word Count Functionality Improvement

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https://github.com/DhanushNehru/Hacktoberfest2024/blob/main/JavaScript/countWords.html

Description of Issues :
The original JavaScript code incorrectly counts characters instead of words. It also does not handle cases where the user enters only spaces. Additionally, there was an unused variable, and some improvements can be made for accessibility and user experience.

corrected code :
const text = document.querySelector('#text');
const ans = document.querySelector('#ans');
const button = document.querySelector('#button');

const words = () => {
if (!text.value.trim()) { // Check for empty or whitespace-only input
ans.innerHTML = 'Please Enter Something to count';
} else {
const wordCount = text.value.trim().split(/\s+/).length; // Split by spaces and count
ans.innerHTML = wordCount;
}
}

button.addEventListener('click', words);
text.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => {
if (e.key === 'Enter') {
words();
}
});