Countable.js get in Object

Question

I'm new to JavaScript and jQuery, I found this plugin which allows me to count the amount of words in a textbox. I was able to implement this into my form. However, what I would like to do is if the user adds more than 25 words it will give me an error.

I am using jquery validation in my form to validate.

The code I have in my Javascript is;

jQuery(document).ready(function($){
$('#textarea').simplyCountable({
    counter: '#words',
    countType: 'words',
    maxCount: 25,
    overClass: 'over',
    countDirection: 'up'
});

var area = document.getElementById('textarea')
Countable.live(area, function (counter) {
    console.log(counter)
    })

});

When I view this on my page, I see the following;

My question is how can I get to Object > words?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Countable.live($('#textarea'), function (counter) {
      var totalWOrdsCount = counter.words;
  })