// CSE 341, Autumn 2010, Marty Stepp
// JavaScript code for lecture on arrays and objects

// Returns the longest word in the given string.
function longestWord(s) {
	var words = s.split(" ");
	var longest = "";
	for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
		if (words[i].length > longest.length) {
			longest = words[i];
		}
	}
	return longest;
}

// compareTo-like function for strings based on length.
function compareLengthB(s1, s2) {
	return s2.length - s1.length;
}
// Alternative solution to longestWord
function longestWord(s) {
	var words = s.split(" ");
	words.sort(compareLengthB);
	return words[0];
}

var word = longestWord("CSE 341 is really cool and great");
print(word);   // really