JAVA

java get longest string in array

int index = 0; 
int elementLength = array[0].length();
for(int i=1; i< array.length(); i++) {
    if(array[i].length() > elementLength) {
        index = i; elementLength = array[i].length();
    }
}
return array[index];

java find longest string in list

// Find longest String in a List
public void changeList(List<String> list) {
    String longestString = list.stream().max(Comparator.comparingInt(String::length)).get();
}

Java Longest String In String Array

public class JavaLongestStringInStringArray {

  public static String getLongestString(String[] array) {
      int maxLength = 0;
      String longestString = null;
      for (String s : array) {
          if (s.length() > maxLength) {
              maxLength = s.length();
              longestString = s;
          }
      }
      return longestString;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
      String[] toppings = {"Cheese", "Pepperoni", "Black Olives"};
      String longestString = getLongestString(toppings);
      System.out.format("longest string: '%s'
", longestString);
  }

}