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    sumBy es-toolkit

    Calculates the sum of array elements using a transformation function.

    const total = sumBy(items, getValue);

    Usage

    sumBy(items, getValue)

    Use sumBy when you want to convert each element of an array to a number and calculate the sum. It's useful for summing specific properties from an array of objects.

    import { sumBy } from 'es-toolkit/math';

// Sum a specific property from an array of objects
const products = [
  { name: 'laptop', price: 1000 },
  { name: 'mouse', price: 25 },
  { name: 'keyboard', price: 75 },
];
const totalPrice = sumBy(products, item => item.price);
console.log(totalPrice); // 1100

// Sum user ages
const users = [
  { name: 'Alice', age: 25 },
  { name: 'Bob', age: 30 },
  { name: 'Charlie', age: 35 },
];
const totalAge = sumBy(users, user => user.age);
console.log(totalAge); // 90

// Sum string lengths
const words = ['hello', 'world', 'test'];
const totalLength = sumBy(words, word => word.length);
console.log(totalLength); // 14

    Complex calculations are also possible.

    import { sumBy } from 'es-toolkit/math';

// Sum with weighted scores
const scores = [
  { subject: 'math', score: 90, weight: 0.3 },
  { subject: 'english', score: 85, weight: 0.2 },
  { subject: 'science', score: 95, weight: 0.5 },
];
const weightedSum = sumBy(scores, item => item.score * item.weight);
console.log(weightedSum); // 91.5

// Sum lengths of arrays
const arrays = [[1, 2], [3, 4, 5], [6]];
const totalElements = sumBy(arrays, arr => arr.length);
console.log(totalElements); // 6

// Conditional calculation
const orders = [
  { id: 1, amount: 100, status: 'completed' },
  { id: 2, amount: 200, status: 'pending' },
  { id: 3, amount: 150, status: 'completed' },
];
const completedTotal = sumBy(orders, order => (order.status === 'completed' ? order.amount : 0));
console.log(completedTotal); // 250

    Real-world use case examples.

    import { sumBy } from 'es-toolkit/math';

// Sum monthly sales
const monthlyReports = [
  { month: 'January', sales: 12000, expenses: 8000 },
  { month: 'February', sales: 15000, expenses: 9000 },
  { month: 'March', sales: 18000, expenses: 11000 },
];
const totalSales = sumBy(monthlyReports, report => report.sales);
const totalExpenses = sumBy(monthlyReports, report => report.expenses);
const totalProfit = totalSales - totalExpenses;
console.log(totalSales); // 45000
console.log(totalExpenses); // 28000
console.log(totalProfit); // 17000

// Calculate total score for averaging student grades
const students = [
  { name: 'Alice', tests: [85, 90, 88] },
  { name: 'Bob', tests: [92, 87, 95] },
  { name: 'Charlie', tests: [78, 85, 82] },
];
const totalTestScores = sumBy(students, student => student.tests.reduce((sum, score) => sum + score, 0));
console.log(totalTestScores); // 782

    Empty arrays return 0.

    import { sumBy } from 'es-toolkit/math';

const emptyArray = [];
const result = sumBy(emptyArray, x => x.value);
console.log(result); // 0

    Parameters

    itemsreadonly T[]required

    The array to calculate the sum from.

    getValue(element: T) => numberrequired

    A function that converts each element to a number.

    Returns

    Returns the sum of values after applying the transformation function. Returns 0 for empty arrays.

    number
    Source: es-toolkit

    Re-exported verbatim from es-toolkit. Implementation, edge cases, and performance behavior are owned upstream. This page mirrors the documentation at the pinned version; the linked source is authoritative.