Question

How to find the longest word in a string with Go

Answer 1

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "strings"
)

func longestWord(s string) string {
    words := strings.Fields(s)
    longest := ""

    for _, w := range words {
        if len(w) > len(longest) {
            longest = w
        }
    }

    return longest
}

func main() {
    fmt.Println(longestWord("Could you recommend a good restaurant nearby?"))
}


/*
run:

restaurant

*/

 

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