Computer Applications
Write a program in Java to enter a String/Sentence and display the longest word and the length of the longest word present in the String.
Sample Input: “TATA FOOTBALL ACADEMY WILL PLAY AGAINST MOHAN BAGAN”
Sample Output: The longest word: FOOTBALL: The length of the word: 8
Java
Java String Handling
ICSE 2009
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Answer
import java.util.Scanner;
public class KboatLongestWord
{
public static void main(String args[]) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.println("Enter a word or sentence:");
String str = in.nextLine();
str += " "; //Add space at end of string
String word = "", lWord = "";
int len = str.length();
for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
char ch = str.charAt(i);
if (ch == ' ') {
if (word.length() > lWord.length())
lWord = word;
word = "";
}
else {
word += ch;
}
}
System.out.println("The longest word: " + lWord +
": The length of the word: " + lWord.length());
}
}
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