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June 8, 2017 22:05
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JavaScript function to sum two strings as numbers and return the full string (no scientific notation).
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function sumStrings(a,b) { | |
var arrayA = a.split('').reverse(); | |
var arrayB = b.split('').reverse(); | |
var arrayAB = []; | |
var remnants = 0; | |
for (var i = 0 ; i < Math.max(arrayA.length,arrayB.length); i++){ | |
// if string is longer a or b, will clean up at the end | |
if (!arrayA[i]) arrayA[i] = '0'; | |
if (!arrayB[i]) arrayB[i] = '0'; | |
arrayAB[i] = (parseInt(arrayA[i]) + parseInt(arrayB[i]) + remnants) % 10; | |
if (((parseInt(arrayA[i]) + parseInt(arrayB[i])) + remnants) > 9) remnants = 1; | |
else remnants = 0; | |
} | |
var stringNumber = arrayAB.reverse().join(''); | |
if (remnants === 1) stringNumber = '1' + stringNumber; | |
while (stringNumber[0] === '0'){ | |
stringNumber = stringNumber.slice(1); | |
} | |
return stringNumber; | |
} |
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