Add data attribute values together and store as a var jQuery

Question

I'd like to add together all of the data-score values in the <ul> and store them in a jQuery variable

The amount of <li> items would be dynamic

<ul id="score_list">
  <li data-score="1">FooBar</li>
  <li data-score="0">FooBar</li>
  <li data-score="0">FooBar</li>
  <li data-score="3">FooBar</li>
  <li data-score="1">FooBar</li>
</ul>

TIA

and what have you tried? Also, there's no thing as a jquery variable. — Amit Joki
– Amit Joki, Commented Mar 1, 2018 at 14:37
@AmitJoki, @connexo I did attempt to work it out but couldn't quite figure out how to loop through the <li> and add the total together. Didn't see the point in showing code that did not work. Apologies if I ruined your afternoon — richerimage
– richerimage, Commented Mar 1, 2018 at 15:00

G_S · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-01 14:49:55Z

1

It is as simple as iterating through all your li elements and getting data-score attributes value.

$(document).ready(function() {
    var x = 0;
    $('#score_list > li').each(function(a){
    x = x + +$(this).data('score')
  })
  console.log(x)
});

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edited Mar 1, 2018 at 14:49

answered Mar 1, 2018 at 14:41

G_S

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6 Comments

connexo Over a year ago

Questions not showing any effort whasoever should not be rewarded with an answer.

G_S Over a year ago

You should have checked it before downvoting. I adding a + before getting data-score. Please make sure to check answer correctly before downvoting

G_S Over a year ago

adding a + will convert a string to integer (parse it to integer) and then add it to x

connexo Over a year ago

I downvoted for answering. Getting an answer to a question like this will only encourage OP - and others - to find people coding stuff for them here.

richerimage Over a year ago

Thank you for your working answer @G_S really appreciated! Apologies to everyone else if this was too simple to post - but hey, easy if you know the answer

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