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58. Length of Last Word 👍

  • Time: $O(n)$
  • Space: $O(1)$
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class Solution {
 public:
  int lengthOfLastWord(string s) {
    int i = s.length() - 1;

    while (i >= 0 && s[i] == ' ')
      --i;
    const int lastIndex = i;
    while (i >= 0 && s[i] != ' ')
      --i;

    return lastIndex - i;
  }
};

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class Solution {
  public int lengthOfLastWord(String s) {
    int i = s.length() - 1;

    while (i >= 0 && s.charAt(i) == ' ')
      --i;
    final int lastIndex = i;
    while (i >= 0 && s.charAt(i) != ' ')
      --i;

    return lastIndex - i;
  }
}

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class Solution:
  def lengthOfLastWord(self, s: str) -> int:
    i = len(s) - 1

    while i >= 0 and s[i] == ' ':
      i -= 1
    lastIndex = i
    while i >= 0 and s[i] != ' ':
      i -= 1

    return lastIndex - i