/* Sum the values of nested arrays. Only checks if values are arrays,
** otherwise assumes they're numbers
**
** @param {Array} arr - array of numbers to process, may have
** nested arrays of numbers
** @returns {number} - sum of values or NaN if arr is not an Array
*/
function balance(arr) {
// Only process arrays
var isArray = Array.isArray;
if (!isArray(arr)) return NaN;
// Setup
var arrays = [], indexes = [];
var currentArray = arr;
var currentValue;
var sum = 0;
var i = 0, iLen = arr.length;
// Use <= length as must handle end of array inside loop
while (i <= iLen || arrays.length) {
currentValue = currentArray[i];
// If at end of current array, reset value to before entering array
// Reset i to previous value as will increment at the bottom
if (i == currentArray.length && arrays.length) {
currentArray = arrays.pop();
i = indexes.pop();
iLen = currentArray.length;
// If current value is an array, use it and reset loop control values
// set i to -1 as will increment at the bottom
} else if (isArray(currentValue)) {
arrays.push(currentArray);
indexes.push(i);
currentArray = currentValue;
i = -1;
iLen = currentArray.length;
// Otherwise, add the current value
// Will be undefined if at end of array so add zero
} else {
sum += +currentValue || 0;
}
// Increment i
i++;
}
return sum;
}
document.write(
'balance sequential 1: ' +
balance([1,[2,1,[1,2,-1],[1]],1,[2,1]]) // 11
+ '<br>balance sequential 2: ' +
balance([1,2,[3,4],5]) // 15
);
/* Sum the values of nested arrays. Only checks if values are arrays,
** otherwise assumes they're numbers
**
** @param {Array} arr - array of numbers to process, may have
** nested arrays of numbers
** @returns {number} - sum of values or NaN if arr is not an Array
*/
function balanceLoop(arr) {
if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return NaN;
for (var value, total=0, i=0, iLen=arr.length; i<iLen; i++) {
value = arr[i];
total += Array.isArray(value)? balanceLoop(value) : value;
}
return total;
}
document.write(
'<br>balanceLoop 1: ' +
balanceLoop([1,[2,1,[1,2,-1],[1]],1,[2,1]]) // 11
+ '<br>balanceLoop 2: ' +
balanceLoop([1,2,[3,4],5]) // 15
);