From: Dave Burt Date: 2006-04-02T09:18:44+09:00 Subject: Re: Ruby way to sum digits Logan Capaldo wrote: > num_s = num.to_s > (0...(num_s.length)).inject(0) { |s, i| s += (num_s[i] - ?0) } require 'enumerator' num.to_s.enum_for(:each_byte).inject(0) { |sum, c| sum + c - ?0 } Or, in Ruby 1.9 (I think): num.to_s.each_byte.inject(0) { |sum, c| sum + c - ?0 } Cheers, Dave