# Shortcut for the sum of array elements?

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**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shortcut-for-the-sum-of-array-elements/280527 "2009-01-28T15:26:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 28, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shortcut-for-the-sum-of-array-elements/280527/1 "2009-01-28T15:26:06Z")

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I have an array of twenty integers, and I’d like to find the sum of all the integers. The obvious way is

var sum:int = arr[0]+arr[1]+arr[2]… etc.

I’m wondering if there’s a shortcut way of adding the elements up? Many thanks.