Get the longest line : IO.readlines « File Directory « Ruby

1. Ruby
2. File Directory
3. IO.readlines

Get the longest line

arr = IO.readlines("myfile")
lines = arr.size
puts "myfile has #{lines} lines in it."

longest = arr.collect {|x| x.length}.max
puts "The longest line in it has #{longest} characters."

 

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