2315. Count Asterisks

You are given a string s, where every two consecutive vertical bars '|' are grouped into a pair. In other words, the 1st and 2nd '|' make a pair, the 3rd and 4th '|' make a pair, and so forth. Return the number of '*' in s, excluding the '*' between each pair of '|'. Note that each '|' will belong to exactly one pair. Example 1: Input: s = "l|*e*et|c**o|*de|" Output: 2 Explanation: The consi