I am trying to solve a math problem where I take a number e.g. 45, or 111 and then split the number into separate digits e.g. 4 5 or 1 1 1. I will then save each number to a var to run a method on. Does anyone know how to split a number into individual digitals?
For example I have a loop that runs on an array :
for (var i = 0; i < range.length; i++) {
var n = range[i];
}
For each number, I would like to split its digits and add them together?
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Answer
var number = 12354987,
output = [],
sNumber = number.toString();
for (var i = 0, len = sNumber.length; i < len; i += 1) {
output.push(+sNumber.charAt(i));
}
console.log(output);
/* Outputs:
*
* [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 9, 8, 7]
*/
UPDATE: Calculating a sum
for (var i = 0, sum = 0; i < output.length; sum += output[i++]); console.log(sum); /* * Outputs: 39 */