How do I square a number's digits? e.g.:
square(21){};
should result in 41
instead of 441
How do I square a number's digits? e.g.:
square(21){};
should result in 41
instead of 441
You'll want to split the numbers into their place values, then square them, then concatenate them back together. Here's how I would do it:
function fn(num){
var strArr = num.toString().split('');
var result = '';
for(var i = 0; i < strArr.length; i++){
result += Math.pow(strArr[i], 2) + '';
}
return +result;
}
Use Math.pow to square numbers like this:
Math.pow(11,2); // returns 121
This is easily done with simple math. No need for the overhead of string processing.
var result = [];
var n = 21;
while (n > 0) {
result.push(n%10 * n%10);
n = Math.floor(n/10);
}
document.body.textContent = result.reverse().join("");
In a loop, while your number is greater than 0, it...
gets the remainder of dividing the number by 10
using the %
operator
squares it and adds it to an array.
reduces the original number by dividing it by 10, dropping truncating to the right of the decimal, and reassigning it.
Then at the end it reverses and joins the array into the result string (which you can convert to a number if you wish)