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package stringlensort;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Comparator;
public class ReportStringLengths {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String[] list = {"abcd", "123456789", "abcdef", "1234567"};
String[] strings = args.length > 0 ? args : list;
compareAndReportStringsLength(strings);
}
/**
* Compare and report strings length to System.out.
*
* @param strings an array of strings
*/
public static void compareAndReportStringsLength(String[] strings) {
compareAndReportStringsLength(strings, System.out);
}
/**
* Compare and report strings length.
*
* @param strings an array of strings
* @param stream the output stream to write results
*/
public static void compareAndReportStringsLength(String[] strings, PrintStream stream) {
if (strings.length > 0) {
final String QUOTE = "\"";
Arrays.sort(strings, Comparator.comparing(String::length));
int min = strings[0].length();
int max = strings[strings.length - 1].length();
for (int i = strings.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
int length = strings[i].length();
String predicate;
if (length == max) {
predicate = "is the longest string";
} else if (length == min) {
predicate = "is the shortest string";
} else {
predicate = "is neither the longest nor the shortest string";
}
//@todo: StringBuilder may be faster
stream.println(QUOTE + strings[i] + QUOTE + " has " + length
+ " and " + predicate);
}
}
}
}
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