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Author: xgravellx

beginner/ex9.js

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+/*
+ * Have the function longestWord(sen) take the sen parameter being passed and
+ * return the largest word in the string. If there are two or more words that
+ * are the same length, return the first word from the string with that length.
+ * Ignore punctuation and assume sen will not be empty.
+ */
+
+function longestWord(sen) {
+ let validCharacters =
+ 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789';
+
+ let maxLength = 0;
+ let longestWord = '';
+
+ for (let i = 0, length = 0, word = ''; i < sen.length; i++) {
+ let c = sen[i];
+ if (validCharacters.includes(c)) {
+ length++;
+ word += c;
+ } else {
+ length = 0;
+ word = '';
+ }
+
+ if (length > maxLength) {
+ maxLength = length;
+ longestWord = word;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return longestWord;
+}
+
+console.log(longestWord("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur"));