Question

How to find the largest and the smallest word in a string with Java

Answer 1

public class FindTheLargestAndSmallestWordInString_Java {
  
    public static void main(String[] args) {
  
        String s = "java c cpp python csharp";
          
        String[] words = s.split(" ");
         
        String maxs = words[0];
        String mins = words[0];
          
        for (String w: words) {
            if (w.length() > maxs.length())
                maxs = w;
            if (w.length() < mins.length())
                mins = w;
        }
        
        System.out.println("The largest word is: " + maxs);
        System.out.println("The smallest word is: " + mins);
    }
}

    
/*
run:
   
The largest word is: python
The smallest word is: c
    
*/

 

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