Longest Word Method in Ruby

archive/r/ruby/longest-word.rb

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+# Source on Block Arguments: https://ruby-for-beginners.rubymonstas.org/blocks/arguments.html
+
+def longest_word_length(sentence)
+    # Converts string into an array of words
+    words = sentence.split(" ")
+
+    # Stores the word that has the longest length
+    longest_length = 0
+
+    # Iterate over each word
+    words.each do |word|
+        if word.length > longest_length
+            # Update the longest word length
+            longest_length = word.length
+        end
+    end
+    return longest_length
+end
+
+# Test and Output
+sentence = "Swiftly running foxes"
+output = longest_word_length(sentence)
+puts "Longest word length: #{output}" 
+
+# Test 2
+sentence2 = "Intricately interwoven \nphilosophical contemplations"
+output2 = longest_word_length(sentence2)
+puts "Longest word length: #{output2}"