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1 line of code: How to get the longest string of an Array

const longestString = arr => arr.reduce((prev, curr) => prev.length > curr.length ? prev : curr);
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Returns the longest string entry of an Array of strings.


The repository & npm package

You can find the all the utility functions from this series at github.com/martinkr/onelinecode
The library is also published to npm as @onelinecode for your convenience.

The code and the npm package will be updated every time I publish a new article.


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