Functions

sum

Supported By

• XION Scripting Language Standard (1.0)
• OpenXION (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
• OpenXION Standard Module (1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
• HyperTalk (2.2)

Syntax

[the] sum of factor

sum ( expression )

Factor and expression yield lists of integers, numbers, or complexes.

Example

get sum(1,2,3,4)

Description

The sum function returns the sum of a list of numeric values passed to it.

If all the values are integers or numbers, a number is returned. If any value is a complex, a complex is returned.

Note

This is the infinite-arity version of the + operator.

See Also

+, product, pow