{"id":9723,"date":"2025-08-28T17:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namastedev.com\/blog\/?p=9723"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T07:03:19","slug":"sum-of-all-numbers-in-array-using-recursion_","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namastedev.com\/blog\/sum-of-all-numbers-in-array-using-recursion_\/","title":{"rendered":"Sum of all numbers in array using Recursion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Sum of all numbers in array using Recursion 1 -->\n<link\n    href=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/prismjs@1.29.0\/themes\/prism-tomorrow.min.css\"\n    rel=\"stylesheet\"\n\/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/prismjs@1.29.0\/prism.min.js\"><\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/prismjs@1.29.0\/plugins\/autoloader\/prism-autoloader.min.js\"><\/script>\n\n<style>\n.wp_blog_theme {\n  --primary: #E58C32;\n  --secondary: #030302;\n  --light-bg: #fef9f4;\n  --text-dark: #2d2d2d;\n  --tab-radius: 12px;\n  --shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);\n  --code-bg: #001f3f;\n  --code-text: #d4f1ff;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_container {\n  font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\n  background: var(--light-bg);\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 0;\n  color: var(--text-dark);\n}\n\n\/* Heading *\/\n.wp_blog_main-heading {\n  text-align: center;\n  font-size: 2.4rem;\n  color: var(--primary);\n  margin-top: 2.5rem;\n  font-weight: bold;\n}\n\n\/* Explanation Card *\/\n.wp_blog_explanation,\n.wp_blog_code-tabs-container {\n  max-width: 940px;\n  margin: 2rem auto;\n  padding: 2rem;\n  background: white;\n  border-radius: var(--tab-radius);\n  box-shadow: var(--shadow);\n}\n\n\/* Text and Visuals *\/\n.wp_blog_explanation h2 {\n  font-size: 1.4rem;\n  color: var(--primary);\n  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_explanation p,\n.wp_blog_explanation li {\n  font-size: 1.05rem;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n  margin: 0.5rem 0;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_explanation code {\n  background: #fef9f4;   \/* light bg instead of dark blue *\/\n  color: #E58C32;        \/* brand orange *\/\n  padding: 3px 6px;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  font-family: 'Courier New', monospace;\n  font-weight: 600;      \/* optional, makes it pop *\/\n}\n\n.wp_blog_explanation img {\n  max-width: 100%;\n  border-radius: var(--tab-radius);\n  margin-top: 1rem;\n  box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);\n}\n\n\/* Tab Buttons *\/\n.wp_blog_code-tabs-header {\n  display: flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  gap: 0.5rem;\n  margin-bottom: 1rem;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_code-tab-button {\n  padding: 0.6rem 1.2rem;\n  border: 1px solid var(--primary);\n  background: white;\n  color: var(--primary);\n  border-radius: 50px;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  transition: all 0.3s ease;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_code-tab-button:hover {\n  background: var(--secondary);\n}\n\n.wp_blog_code-tab-button.active {\n  background: var(--primary);\n  color: white;\n}\n\n\/* Code Content *\/\n.wp_blog_code-tab-content {\n  display: none;\n  background: var(--code-bg);\n  border-radius: var(--tab-radius);\n}\n\n.wp_blog_code-tab-content.active {\n  display: block;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_code-tab-content pre {\n  margin: 0;\n  padding: 1.5rem;\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  overflow-x: auto;\n  background: var(--code-bg);\n  border-radius: var(--tab-radius);\n  color: var(--code-text);\n}\n\n\/* Dark mode variables *\/\n.wp_blog_theme.dark-mode {\n  --light-bg: #121212;\n  --text-dark: #f5f5f5;\n  --shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);\n  --code-bg: #1e1e1e;\n  --code-text: #c5f0ff;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_theme.dark-mode .wp_blog_explanation {\n  background: #1e1e1e;\n}\n\n\/* Dark mode code highlight *\/\n.wp_blog_theme.dark-mode .wp_blog_explanation code {\n  background: #333;\n  color: #ffd27f;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_theme {\n  position: relative; \/* makes it the reference for absolute children *\/\n}\n\n.wp_blog_toggle-btn {\n  position: absolute;\n  top: 1rem;\n  right: 1rem;\n  z-index: 9999;\n  padding: 0.5rem 0.8rem;\n  border-radius: 10%;\n  background: var(--primary);\n  color: white;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  border: none;\n  box-shadow: var(--shadow);\n  transition: background 0.3s, transform 0.2s;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_toggle-btn:hover {\n  background: #cc772e;\n}\n\n.wp_blog_theme.dark-mode .wp_blog_code-tabs-container {\n  background: #1e1e1e;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"wp_blog_container wp_blog_theme\">\n    <button id=\"blogNotesThemeToggle\" class=\"wp_blog_toggle-btn\">\ud83c\udf19<\/button>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp_blog_main-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"wp_blog_explanation\">\n    <h2>Problem Statement:<\/h2>\n    <p>\n       Write a function <strong>sum(n)<\/strong> that calculates the sum of all numbers in an <strong>array<\/strong> arr using <strong>recursion<\/strong>. It <strong>sums<\/strong> from <code>index 0 to n<\/code>.\n    <\/p>\n    <h2>Example:<\/h2>\n    <p><strong>Input:<\/strong> [5, 2, 6, 1, 3]<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Process:<\/strong> 5 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 = 17<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Output:<\/strong> 17<\/p>\n\n\n    <h2>Concepts:<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li><strong>Recursion:<\/strong> The function keeps <strong>summing the element<\/strong> at index <code>n<\/code> and <code>calls<\/code> itself with <code>n-1<\/code>.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Base Case:<\/strong> If <code>n == 0<\/code>, <strong>return<\/strong> the <code>first element<\/code>.<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Recursive Case:<\/strong> <code>Return arr[n] + sum(n - 1).<\/code><\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n\n    <h2>Approach:<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n        <li>If <code>n == 0<\/code>, <strong>return arr[0]<\/strong>.<\/li>\n        <li>Otherwise, return <code>arr[n] + sum(n - 1)<\/code>.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h2>Time &#038; Space Complexity:<\/h2>\n    <p><strong>Time Complexity: O(n)<\/strong> <code>one recursive<\/code> call per element.<\/p>\n    <p><strong>Space Complexity: O(n)<\/strong> Due to call stack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp_blog_code-tabs-container\">\n    <div class=\"wp_blog_code-tabs-header\">\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button active\" data-lang=\"js\">\n            JavaScript\n        <\/button>\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button\" data-lang=\"py\">Python<\/button>\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button\" data-lang=\"java\">Java<\/button>\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button\" data-lang=\"cpp\">C++<\/button>\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button\" data-lang=\"c\">C<\/button>\n        <button class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-button\" data-lang=\"cs\">C#<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"wp_blog_code-tab-content active\" data-lang=\"js\">\n        <pre><code class=\"language-javascript\">\nlet arr = [5, 2, 6, 1, 3];\n\n    function sum(n) {\n    if (n === 0) return arr[0];\n    return arr[n] + sum(n - 1);\n    }\nconsole.log(sum(arr.length - 1)); 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