JavaScript: Compute the sum of an array of integers

JavaScript Function: Exercise-4 with Solution

Sum of Array Elements

Write a JavaScript program to compute the sum of an array of integers.

Example : var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
Expected Output : 21

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Sample Solution-1:

JavaScript Code:

// Function to calculate the sum of elements in an array using recursion.
var array_sum = function(my_array) {
  // Base case: if the array has only one element, return that element.
  if (my_array.length === 1) {
    return my_array[0];
  }
  else {
    // Recursive case: pop the last element and add it to the sum of the remaining elements.
    return my_array.pop() + array_sum(my_array);
  }
};

// Example usage: Calculate and print the sum of elements in the array [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
console.log(array_sum([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])); 

Output:

21

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Sample Solution-2:

JavaScript Code:

// Function to calculate the sum of elements in an array using recursion.
function arraySumRecursive(arr, index = 0) {
  // Base case: if the index exceeds the array length, return 0.
  if (index >= arr.length) {
    return 0;
  } else {
    // Recursive case: add the current element to the sum of the rest of the array.
    return arr[index] + arraySumRecursive(arr, index + 1);
  }
}

// Example usage: Calculate and print the sum of elements in the array [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
console.log(arraySumRecursive([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])); 

Output:

21

Flowchart:

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