How to sum the values of a JavaScript object?

I'd like to sum the values of an object.

I'm used to python where it would just be:

sample = { 'a': 1 , 'b': 2 , 'c':3 };
summed =  sum(sample.itervalues())     

The following code works, but it's a lot of code:

function obj_values(object) {
  var results = [];
  for (var property in object)
    results.push(object[property]);
  return results;
}

function list_sum( list ){
  return list.reduce(function(previousValue, currentValue, index, array){
      return previousValue + currentValue;
  });
}

function object_values_sum( obj ){
  return list_sum(obj_values(obj));
}

var sample = { a: 1 , b: 2 , c:3 };
var summed =  list_sum(obj_values(a));
var summed =  object_values_sum(a)

Am i missing anything obvious, or is this just the way it is?

It can be as simple as that:

const sumValues = obj => Object.values(obj).reduce((a, b) => a + b);

Quoting MDN:

The Object.values() method returns an array of a given object's own enumerable property values, in the same order as that provided by a for...in loop (the difference being that a for-in loop enumerates properties in the prototype chain as well).

_{from Object.values() on MDN}

The reduce() method applies a function against an accumulator and each value of the array (from left-to-right) to reduce it to a single value.

_{from Array.prototype.reduce() on MDN}

You can use this function like that:

sumValues({a: 4, b: 6, c: -5, d: 0}); // gives 5

Note that this code uses some ECMAScript features which are not supported by some older browsers (like IE). You might need to use Babel to compile your code.

You could put it all in one function:

function sum( obj ) {
  var sum = 0;
  for( var el in obj ) {
    if( obj.hasOwnProperty( el ) ) {
      sum += parseFloat( obj[el] );
    }
  }
  return sum;
}
    
var sample = { a: 1 , b: 2 , c:3 };
var summed = sum( sample );
console.log( "sum: "+summed );

function sum(obj) {
  return Object.keys(obj).reduce((sum,key)=>sum+parseFloat(obj[key]||0),0);
}
let sample = { a: 1 , b: 2 , c:3 };

console.log(`sum:${sum(sample)}`);

But this seems to be way slower: jsperf.com

If you're using lodash you can do something like

_.sum(_.values({ 'a': 1 , 'b': 2 , 'c':3 })) 

A regular for loop is pretty concise:

var total = 0;

for (var property in object) {
    total += object[property];
}

You might have to add in object.hasOwnProperty if you modified the prototype.

Now you can make use of reduce function and get the sum.

const object1 = { 'a': 1 , 'b': 2 , 'c':3 }

console.log(Object.values(object1).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0));