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--description--

Return the length of the longest word in the provided sentence.

Your response should be a number.

--hints--

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog") should return a number.

assert(
  typeof findLongestWordLength(
    'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'
  ) === 'number'
);

findLongestWordLength("The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog") should return 6.

assert(
  findLongestWordLength('The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog') === 6
);

findLongestWordLength("May the force be with you") should return 5.

assert(findLongestWordLength('May the force be with you') === 5);

findLongestWordLength("Google do a barrel roll") should return 6.

assert(findLongestWordLength('Google do a barrel roll') === 6);

findLongestWordLength("What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow") should return 8.

assert(
  findLongestWordLength(
    'What is the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow'
  ) === 8
);

findLongestWordLength("What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology") should return 19.

assert(
  findLongestWordLength(
    'What if we try a super-long word such as otorhinolaryngology'
  ) === 19
);

--seed--

--seed-contents--​

function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.length;
}

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

--solutions--

function findLongestWordLength(str) {
  return str.split(' ').sort((a, b) => b.length - a.length)[0].length;
}

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