Problem 55010. Return longest string in 1-D array of strings

Find the longest string in an array of strings. Return an empty string if the initial array is empty. If there are multiple strings of the same length, return the first one that is the longest.
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57.78% Correct | 42.22% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Jan 04, 2026

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