Find the Longest Word in a String

bonfire-find-the-longest-word-in-a-string.js

// Bonfire: Find the Longest Word in a String
// Author: @joepichardo
// Challenge: http://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/bonfire-find-the-longest-word-in-a-string
// Learn to Code at Free Code Camp (www.freecodecamp.com)

function findLongestWord(str) {
  //split string str into array for each space in the sentence
  //console.log helps us validate and visualize this.
  var strArray = str.split(" ");
  console.log(strArray);
  var stringLength = 0;
  
  for(var i = 0; i < strArray.length; i++){
    if(stringLength < strArray[i].length){
      stringLength = strArray[i].length;
    }
  }
  return stringLength;
}

findLongestWord("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog");