function add() { var result = 0; for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) { result = result + arguments[i]; } return result; } $(document).ready(function() { var resultDiv = document.getElementById('results'), result = add(1, 2, 3), result2Arguments = add(1, 2), result4Arguments = add(1, 2, 3, 4); resultDiv.innerHTML += result + "<br />"; resultDiv.innerHTML += result2Arguments + "<br />"; resultDiv.innerHTML += result4Arguments + "<br />"; });
<p>Results:</p> <div id='results'> </div>