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| // Bonfire: Find the Longest Word in a String | |
| // Author: @terdia | |
| // Challenge: http://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/bonfire-find-the-longest-word-in-a-string?solution=function%20findLongestWord(str)%20%7B%0A%20%20%0A%20%20var%20convertToArray%20%3D%20str.split(%22%20%22)%3B%0A%20%20var%20longestWord%20%3D%20%22%22%3B%0A%20%20var%20check%20%3D%20%22%22%3B%0A%20%20%0A%20%20for(var%20i%20%3D%200%3B%20i%20%3C%20convertToArray.length%3B%20i%2B%2B)%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%20%20if(convertToArray%5Bi%5D.length%20%3E%20check.length)%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20check%20%3D%20convertToArray%5Bi%5D%3B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20longestWord%20%3D%20convertToArray%5Bi%5D%3B%20%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%0A%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%0A%20%20return%20longestWord.length%3B%20%0A%7D%0A%0AfindLongestWord(%22The%20quick%20brown%20fox%20jumped%20over%20the%20lazy%20dog%22)%3B%0A | |
| // Learn to Code at Free Code Camp (www.freecodecamp.com) | |
| function findLongestWord(str) { | |
| var convertToArray = str.split(" "); | |
| var longestWord = ""; | |
| var check = ""; | |
| for(var i = 0; i < convertToArray.length; i++){ | |
| if(convertToArray[i].length > check.length){ | |
| check = convertToArray[i]; | |
| longestWord = convertToArray[i]; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| return longestWord.length; | |
| } | |
| findLongestWord("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"); |
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