Better way to sum a property value in an array
Just another take, this is what
native
JavaScript functionsMap
andReduce
were built for (Map and Reduce are powerhouses in many languages).
var traveler = [{description: 'Senior', Amount: 50},
{description: 'Senior', Amount: 50},
{description: 'Adult', Amount: 75},
{description: 'Child', Amount: 35},
{description: 'Infant', Amount: 25}];
function amount(item){
return item.Amount;
}
function sum(prev, next){
return prev + next;
}
traveler.map(amount).reduce(sum);
// => 235;
// or use arrow functions
traveler.map(item => item.Amount).reduce((prev, next) => prev + next);
Note: by making separate smaller functions we get the ability to use them again.
// Example of reuse.
// Get only Amounts greater than 0;
// Also, while using Javascript, stick with camelCase.
// If you do decide to go against the standards,
// then maintain your decision with all keys as in...
// { description: 'Senior', Amount: 50 }
// would be
// { Description: 'Senior', Amount: 50 };
var travelers = [{description: 'Senior', amount: 50},
{description: 'Senior', amount: 50},
{description: 'Adult', amount: 75},
{description: 'Child', amount: 35},
{description: 'Infant', amount: 0 }];
// Directly above Travelers array I changed "Amount" to "amount" to match standards.
function amount(item){
return item.amount;
}
travelers.filter(amount);
// => [{description: 'Senior', amount: 50},
// {description: 'Senior', amount: 50},
// {description: 'Adult', amount: 75},
// {description: 'Child', amount: 35}];
// Does not include "Infant" as 0 is falsey.
I know that this question has an accepted answer but I thought I'd chip in with an alternative which uses array.reduce, seeing that summing an array is the canonical example for reduce:
$scope.sum = function(items, prop){
return items.reduce( function(a, b){
return a + b[prop];
}, 0);
};
$scope.travelerTotal = $scope.sum($scope.traveler, 'Amount');
Fiddle