Get the Largest Number

mrmatteorusso — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 19:38:39 +0000

For any given array of arrays of numbers, create largerNumber function that sums up the content of each sub-array(where possible) and return the larger number.

Here examples of arrays and their results:


largesetNumber([[1, 2], [2, 10], [3, 4]]); //12
largesetNumber([[1, 2, 100,1], [2, 10], [3, 4]]); //104
largesetNumber([[1], [2, 10], [3, 4]]);//12
largesetNumber([[], [2, 10], [3, 4]]);//12
largesetNumber([]);//'empty array'

Assumptions

items are all numbers or empty arrays

Knowledge

how to access a nested array
how to sum-up its nested items

Pseudo-code

mapping through each nested array
sum up each value inside their nested array
choose the largest number

Solution

const largesetNumber = (array) => {
    if(array.length<1){
        return "empty array";
    }
    return Math.max(...array.map(item => item.length? item.reduce((acc, curr) => acc + curr) : 0))
}

Comment(s) (random)

originally I did not think about a statement to "filter out empty arrays" not empty nested arrays: an if statement and a ternary operator made the job
initially while the map was looping through the nested loop I would push the result of reduce inside another array, but a more efficient way was found

// const largerNumber = (array) => {
//     if(array.length<1){
//         return "this is an empty array";
//     }

//     const result = [];
//     array.forEach((item, index) => item.length>0 ? result.push(item.reduce((acc, curr)=> acc + curr)): console.log(`Array at position ${index} is empty`))
//     return Math.max(...result)

// }