What does NaN mean? And how do I remove it from my code ?

Question

var result, i, arr;
arr = [1,2,3,4,5];
flax = arr.length;

for (i=0; i < flax; i++){
result+=arr[i];
}
//Output: NaN

Answer 1

You have to initialise your variable:

var result = 0

Else, depending on how JS works, result may not even be interpreted as a number.

Answer 2

NaN-> Not a Number....

Answer 3

There is no print element in the code.....

Answer 4

NaN stands for Not a Number.

In arr variable, you have stored 1,2,3,4 and 5. Now you want to add them by a for loop and store the result in result variable.

You have defined the result variable but you haven't stored any data in it. That means " result = undefined "

When you run the program
result = undefined + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +5
So, the result = NaN.

But if you store 0 in result variable, it will output 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +5 = 15.

Answer 5

// Fixed variant
var result = 0;
var arr = [1,2,3,4,5];
var flax = arr.length;

for (i=0; i < flax; i++){
result+=arr[i];
}

alert(result);

Answer 6

@N/A, Hatsy's solution should work. Try to declare flax as well.

Answer 7

@Hatsy Rei, I did what u said but now it returns 0 instead of the sum.

Answer 8

@Jaydeep isnt that dom ?