Coderbyte

Hello everyone, I want to ask why the following code doesn't return the largest number in the array? When I break the code down into it's simpler components it all works fine. However, when I put it together, it gives me the wrong answer. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you.

function ArrayAdditionI(arr) { 
    var largest = 0;
    for(var i = 0; i < arr.length; i++){
        if(arr[i] > largest){
            largest = arr[i];
        }
    }
    return largest
}
//console.log(ArrayAdditionI(1,2,3,5)):
//returns 0 instead of 5

gusmanbhai posted this question on 7/15/16 | array, addition, javascript

Answers

this code does work. you are not passing the function an array. You are passing in several parameters.

console.log( ArrayAddition( [1,2,3,4,5] )

when you do this

console.log( ArrayAddition( 1,2,3,4,5 )

the function takes the first parameter 1 and uses that number as your arr variable. Thus returning 0 because numbers have no length, the loop does not trigger. Javascript functions don't have a fixed parameter list. So you can pass in as many as you like.

someFunction( param1, param2, param3, param4, param5 .....paramN )

zander312
answered on 07/16/16

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