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Sum digits of an integer

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--description--

Write a function that takes a string as a parameter. This string represents a number that can be in any base (less than 37) and return the sum of its digits.

<ul> <li><b>1</b><sub>10</sub> sums to <b>1</b></li> <li><b>1234</b><sub>10</sub> sums to <b>10</b></li> <li><b>fe</b><sub>16</sub> sums to <b>29</b></li> <li><b>f0e</b><sub>16</sub> sums to <b>29</b></li> </ul>

--hints--

sumDigits should be a function.

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assert(typeof sumDigits == 'function');

sumDigits("1") should return a number.

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assert(typeof sumDigits('1') == 'number');

sumDigits("1") should return 1.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('1'), 1);

sumDigits("12345") should return 15.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('12345'), 15);

sumDigits("254") should return 11.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('254'), 11);

sumDigits("fe") should return 29.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('fe'), 29);

sumDigits("f0e") should return 29.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('f0e'), 29);

sumDigits("999ABCXYZ") should return 162.

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assert.equal(sumDigits('999ABCXYZ'), 162);

--seed--

--seed-contents--

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function sumDigits(n) {

}

--solutions--

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function sumDigits(n) {
  n += '';
  for (var s = 0, i = 0, e = n.length; i < e; i += 1)
    s += parseInt(n.charAt(i), 36);
  return s;
}