freeCodeCamp/find-the-longest-word-in-a-string.english.md at 5bf8527523797f13f92b5e5889ac3a53e5540d60

Randell Dawson 5bf8527523 fix(curriculum): Remove unnecessary assert message argument from English challenges JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures - 02 (#36402 )

* fix: rm assert msg basic-algorithm-scripting

* fix: rm assert msg debugging

* fix: rm assert msg es6

* fix: rm assert msg functional-programming

2019-07-24 10:47:32 +02:00

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id, title, isRequired, challengeType

id	title	isRequired	challengeType
a26cbbe9ad8655a977e1ceb5	Find the Longest Word in a String	true	5

Description

Return the length of the longest word in the provided sentence. Your response should be a number. Remember to use Read-Search-Ask if you get stuck. Write your own code.

Instructions

Tests

tests:
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog")</code> should return a number.
    testString: assert(typeof findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog") === "number");
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog")</code> should return 6.
    testString: assert(findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog") === 6);
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("May the force be with you")</code> should return 5.
    testString: assert(findLongestWordLength("May the force be with you") === 5);
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("Google do a barrel roll")</code> should return 6.
    testString: assert(findLongestWordLength("Google do a barrel roll") === 6);
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow")</code> should return 8.
    testString: assert(findLongestWordLength("What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow") === 8);
  - text: <code>findLongestWordLength("What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology")</code> should return 19.
    testString: assert(findLongestWordLength("What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology") === 19);

Challenge Seed

function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.length;
}

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");

Solution

function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.split(' ').sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length)[0].length;
}

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");

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