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edited Jun 5, 2014 at 14:42

GolfScript, 4 characters

{+}*

Simply uses the fold operator (*) to add up all the characters.

If it has to work with the empty string, 9 chars:

{{+}*}0if

Thanks to @PeterTaylor for providing an alternative 6-char version that works with empty string:

0\{+}/

{+}*

Simply uses the fold operator (*) to add up all the characters.

If it has to work with the empty string, 9 chars:

{{+}*}0if

{+}*

Simply uses the fold operator (*) to add up all the characters.

If it has to work with the empty string, 9 chars:

{{+}*}0if

Thanks to @PeterTaylor for providing an alternative 6-char version that works with empty string:

0\{+}/

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created Jun 5, 2014 at 14:31

{+}*

Simply uses the fold operator (*) to add up all the characters.

If it has to work with the empty string, 9 chars:

{{+}*}0if