Count total characters in an Array of Strings in Ruby?

Question

How would I count the total number of characters in an array of strings in Ruby? Assume I have the following: ``` array = ['peter' , 'romeo' , 'bananas', 'pijamas'] ``` I'm trying: ``` array.each do |counting| puts counting.count "array[]" end ``` but, I'm not getting the desired result. It appears I am counting something other than the characters. I searched for the count property but I haven't had any luck or found a good source of info. Basically, I'd like to get an output of the total of characters inside the array.,

Accepted Answer

Wing's Answer will work, but just for fun here are a few alternatives

```
['peter' , 'romeo' , 'bananas', 'pijamas'].inject(0) {|c, w| c += w.length }
```

or

```
['peter' , 'romeo' , 'bananas', 'pijamas'].join.length
```

The real issue is that `string.count` is not the method you're looking for. (Docs)

Count total characters in an Array of Strings in Ruby?

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