//find the number closest to zero from a list of integers
//var arr = [2,-1, 6, 9, 3, 1]
//Math.abs();
var closeToZero = function(arr){
if(arr.length > 1){
var currDiff = 0-arr[0];
var currentClose = arr[0];
for(var i=1; i < arr.length; i++){
var varDiff = 0-arr[i];
if(Math.abs(varDiff) <= Math.abs(currDiff)) {
currDiff = Math.abs(varDiff);
currentClose= arr[i];
}
}
}else return arr[0];
return currentClose;
}
describe('Closest to zero exercise', function () {
it('function should return the number in an array with one element ', function () {
expect(closeToZero([1])).toBe(1);
});
it('functione should return the number closer to zero with an arrar of any lenght ', function(){
expect(closeToZero([2,1])).toBe(1);
expect(closeToZero([1,2])).toBe(1);
expect(closeToZero([5,6,2,4])).toBe(2);
});
it("function returns o if the array contains o", function(){
expect(closeToZero([5,6,0,4])).toBe(0);
expect(closeToZero([0,6,6,9,4])).toBe(0);
});
it("function also returns closesest even if the array contains negative but not a tie", function(){
expect(closeToZero([5,-6,0,4])).toBe(0);
expect(closeToZero([-5,-6,-3,-4])).toBe(-3);
expect(closeToZero([-5,-6,4,-4])).toBe(4);
expect(closeToZero([-5,-6,-4,4])).toBe(4);
});
});
// load jasmine htmlReporter
$(function() {
var env = jasmine.getEnv();
env.addReporter(new jasmine.HtmlReporter());
env.execute();
});
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