Finding sum of elements in Swift array

Question

What is the easiest (best) way to find the sum of an array of integers in swift? I have an array called multiples and I would like to know the sum of the multiples.

Answer 1

Swift3 has changed to :

let multiples = [...]
sum = multiples.reduce(0, +)

Answer 2

Swift 4 example

class Employee {
    var salary: Int =  0
    init (_ salary: Int){
        self.salary = salary
    }
}

let employees = [Employee(100),Employee(300),Employee(600)]
var sumSalary = employees.reduce(0, {$0 + $1.salary}) //1000

Answer 3

How about the simple way of

for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 sum = sum + Int(multiples[i])!
}

//where n = number of elements in the array

Answer 4

This is the easiest/shortest method I can find.

Swift 3 and Swift 4:

let multiples = [...]
let sum = multiples.reduce(0, +)
print("Sum of Array is : ", sum)

Swift 2:

let multiples = [...]
sum = multiples.reduce(0, combine: +)

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Some more info:

This uses Array's reduce method (documentation here), which allows you to "reduce a collection of elements down to a single value by recursively applying the provided closure". We give it 0 as the initial value, and then, essentially, the closure { $0 + $1 }. Of course, we can simplify that to a single plus sign, because that's how Swift rolls.