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+/**
+ * Gets the number of `placeholder` occurrences in `array`.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {Array} array The array to inspect.
+ * @param {*} placeholder The placeholder to search for.
+ * @returns {number} Returns the placeholder count.
+ */
+function countHolders(array, placeholder) {
+ var length = array.length,
+ result = 0;
+
+ while (length--) {
+ if (array[length] === placeholder) {
+ ++result;
+ }
+ }
+ return result;
+}
+
+module.exports = countHolders;