JavaScript: Subtract elements from one another in an array
JavaScript Math: Exercise-45 with Solution
Write a JavaScript function to subtract elements from an array.
Sample Solution:-
HTML Code:
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<title>JavaScript function to subtract elements from one another in array</title>
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JavaScript Code:
function subtraction(arr)
{
if (Object.prototype.toString.call(arr) === '[object Array]') {
var total = arr[0];
if (typeof (total) !== 'number') {
return false;
}
for (var i = 1, length = arr.length; i < length; i++)
{
if (typeof (arr[i]) === 'number')
{
total -= arr[i];
}
else
return false;
}
return total;
}
else
return false;
}
console.log(subtraction([7,3, 2,-1]));
Sample Output:
3
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