# Return the Length of the longest word in sentence.

**URL:** <https://www.phphelp.com/t/return-the-length-of-the-longest-word-in-sentence/20613>\
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**Created:** [July 3, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/return-the-length-of-the-longest-word-in-sentence/20613 "2013-07-03T18:38:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/return-the-length-of-the-longest-word-in-sentence/20613/1 "2013-07-03T18:38:44Z")

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This functions can be used to prevent users from causing overflows with “words” of excessive length.

[php]  
function longestWord($sentence){  
$arr\_words = explode(" ",$sentence);  
foreach($arr\_words as $eWord){  
$eLen = strlen($eWord);  
if ($longest \< $eLen){  
$longest = $eLen;  
}  
}  
return $longest;  
}  
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