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CodeSignal - All Longest Strings
/*
Given an array of strings, return another array containing all of its longest strings.
Example
For inputArray = ["aba", "aa", "ad", "vcd", "aba"], the output should be
allLongestStrings(inputArray) = ["aba", "vcd", "aba"].
*/
function allLongestStrings(inputArray) {
let arr = inputArray;
let longest = 0;
let longestArr = [];
// Iterate through array to find longest length string(s)
for(let i = 0; i < arr.length; i++) {
if(arr[i].length >= longest) {
longest = arr[i].length;
}
}
// Compare each element in arr to see if it's equal to longest
// Push the longest words into longestArr array
for(let j = 0; j < arr.length; j++) {
if(arr[j].length === longest) {
longestArr.push(arr[j]);
}
}
return longestArr;
}
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