Java: Find the penultimate word of a sentence
Java Basic: Exercise-60 with Solution
Write a Java program to find the penultimate (next to the last) word in a sentence.
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Sample Solution:
Java Code:
import java.util.*;
public class Exercise60 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create a Scanner object for user input
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print("Input a Sentence: ");
// Read a sentence from the user
String line = in.nextLine();
// Split the sentence into words using one or more spaces as the delimiter
String[] words = line.split("[ ]+");
// Print the penultimate word from the array
System.out.println("Penultimate word: " + words[words.length - 2]);
}
}
Sample Output:
Input a Sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Penultimate word: lazy
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