Question

How to find the shortest string in array of strings in C++

Answer 1

#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
 
int main() {
    std::string arr[] = {"c++", "c#", "python", "java", "php"}; 
     
    auto shortestString = std::max_element(std::begin(arr), std::end(arr),
                    [](std::string &s1, std::string &s2){return s1.size() > s2.size();});
 
    std::cout << *shortestString;
     
    return 0;
}
 

 
/*
run:
 
c#
 
*/

 

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