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Finding shortest word in a string in JavaScript
We are required to write a JavaScript function that takes in a string and returns the shortest word from the string.
For example: If the input string is −
const str = 'This is a sample string';
Then the output should be −
const output = 'a';
Example
The code for this will be −
const str = 'This is a sample string'; const findSmallest = str => { const strArr = str.split(' '); const creds = strArr.reduce((acc, val) => { let { length, word } = acc; if(val.length < length){ length = val.length; word = val; }; return { length, word }; }, { length: Infinity, word: '' }); return creds.word; }; console.log(findSmallest(str));
Output
The output in the console −
a
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