new Function() with variable parameters

Question

I need to create a function with variable number of parameters using new Function() constructor. Something like this:

args = [\'a\', \'b\'];
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Answer 1

If you're just wanting a sum(...) function:

function sum(list) {
    var total = 0, nums;
    if (arguments.length === 1 && list instanceof Array) {
        nums = list;
    } else {
        nums = arguments;
    }
    for (var i=0; i < nums.length; i++) {
        total += nums[i];
    }
    return total;
}

Then,

sum() === 0;
sum(1) === 1;
sum([1, 2]) === 3;
sum(1, 2, 3) === 6;
sum([-17, 93, 2, -841]) === -763;

If you want more, could you please provide more detail? It's rather difficult to say how you can do something if you don't know what you're trying to do.