CoffeeScript function: Find the longest word within a string

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:42 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

CoffeeScript Function : Exercise-13 with Solution

Write a CoffeeScript function that accepts a string as a parameter and find the longest word within the string.

Example string : 'Web Development Tutorial'
Expected Output : 'Development'

HTML Code :

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <script src="//jashkenas.github.io/coffee-script/extras/coffee-script.js"></script>
  <title>Find the longest word within a string</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

CoffeeScript Code :

find_longest_word = (str) ->
  array1 = str.match(/\w[a-z]{0,}/gi)
  result = array1[0]
  x = 1
  while x < array1.length
    if result.length < array1[x].length
      result = array1[x]
    x++
  result

console.log find_longest_word('Web Development Tutorial')

Sample Output:

"Development"

Live Demo :

See the Pen coffeescript-exercise-13 by w3resource (@w3resource) on CodePen.

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