Question

How to find the longest and the shortest word in a string with Scala

Answer 1

object Main extends App {
  val s = "scala php python c++ c c# java"
   
  var maxs = ""
  var mins = s
   
  val wordsarr = s.split(" ")
   
  for (word <- wordsarr) {
    if (word.length > maxs.length)
      maxs = word
    if (word.length < mins.length)
      mins = word
  }
   
  println(s"Longest word: $maxs")
  println(s"Shortest word: $mins")
}
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
Longest word: python
Shortest word: c
 
*/

 

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Answer 2

object Main extends App {
  val s = "scala php python c++ c c# java"
   
  val wordsarr = s.split(" ")
   
  var maxs = wordsarr.maxBy(_.length)
  var mins = wordsarr.minBy(_.length)
   
  println(s"Longest word: $maxs")
  println(s"Shortest word: $mins")
}
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
Longest word: python
Shortest word: c
 
*/

 

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