Longest Word
Description
Define a word as a sequence of consecutive English letters. Find the longest word from the given string.
Example
For text = "Ready, steady, go!", the output should be
longestWord(text) = "steady".
Input/Output
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[execution time limit] 4 seconds (js)
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[input] string text
Guaranteed constraints:
4 ≤ text.length ≤ 50.
- [output] string
The longest word from text. It’s guaranteed that there is a unique output.
[JavaScript (ES6)] Syntax Tips
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// Prints help message to the console
// Returns a string
function helloWorld(name) {
console.log("This prints to the console when you Run Tests");
return "Hello, " + name;
}
Solution
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function longestWord(text) {
var words = text.match(/\w+/g);
var ml = Math.max(...words.map(el=>el.length))
for(var i=0;i< words.length; i++){
if(words[i].length == ml)
return words[i]
}
}