using System;
class Program
{
static void Main() {
string str = "C# is a general purpose multi paradigm programming language";
string[] words = str.Split(new[] {" "}, StringSplitOptions.None);
string word = "";
int min_len = 9999;
foreach (String s in words) {
if (s.Length < min_len) {
word = s;
min_len = s.Length;
}
}
Console.WriteLine(word);
}
}
/*
run:
a
*/