Luhn10 algorithm

annotated.js

function(
  a,  // credit card number (as string)
  b,  // placeholder
  c,  // placeholder
  d,  // placeholder
  e   // placeholder
){
  b = a.length - 1, // index to check digit (last digit in number)
  e = 0,            // index to current digit from right
  d = ~~a[b];       // value of check digit (~~ converts into a number, similiar to parseInt())
  
  while(b--) {      // iterate backwards from second-to-last digit
    e++,            // set current index from right
    c = ~~a[b],     // convert current digit to JavaScript number
    d +=            // increase sum
      e % 2 ?       // if current index from right is even
        [0,2,4,6,8,1,3,5,7,9][c]  // use the sum of the digits of (2*digit), e.g. 9 => 9*2 => 18 => 1+8 => 9
        : c         // if current index is odd, just add the digit
  }
  
  return (
    d % 10 == 0   // return true if the sum can be diveded by 10 without a remainder
                  // (the Luhn 10 algorithm is also called the "modulus 10" algorithm)
                  // learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm
  )
}

example.js

var validCreditCard = function(a,b,c,d,e){b=a.length-1,e=0,d=~~a[b];while(b--){e++,c=~~a[b],d+=e%2?[0,2,4,6,8,1,3,5,7,9][c]:c};return(d%10==0)};

validCreditCard('378282246310005'); //=> true
validCreditCard('378282246310006'); //=> false

/*
  VALID TEST NUMBERS

  378282246310005 371449635398431 378734493671000
  30569309025904 38520000023237 6011111111111117
  6011000990139424 5555555555554444 5105105105105100
  4111111111111111 4012888888881881 4222222222222

  see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn_algorithm for details on the algorithm
*/

index.js

function(a,b,c,d,e){b=a.length-1,e=0,d=~~a[b];while(b--){e++,c=~~a[b],d+=e%2?[0,2,4,6,8,1,3,5,7,9][c]:c};return(d%10==0)}

license.txt

Copyright (c) 2011 Thomas Fuchs, http://mir.aculo.us
 
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package.json

{
  "name": "Credit card number check with the Luhn10 algorithm",
  "keywords": [ "creditcard", "luhn10" ]
}