function sum( obj ) {
var sum = 0;
for( var el in obj ) {
if( obj.hasOwnProperty( el ) ) {
sum += parseFloat( obj[el] );
}
}
return sum;
}
var sample = { a: 1 , b: 2 , c:3 };
var summed = sum( sample );
console.log( "sum: "+summed );