public class Irene {

/*
Java uses true arrays - variables that contain multiple values
in successive memory locations all of which occupy the same
number of bytes. Which means that you can't extend an array
in length once you have it set.

However, Java is NOT a statically compiled language where you have
to decide how big an array is when you write / build your program -
it can decide how much memory to allocate as the program runs, and
also set up new arrays during the run - even setting up longer
arrays than were set up initially and moving content to the new
and longer area (this is NOT shown in this example)
*/

public static void main(String [] args) {
        int [] wc = spew(args); // Passing arrays
        int longest = 0, longposn = 0;
        for (int i=0; i<wc.length; i++) { // Process an array
                System.out.print(wc[i]);
                System.out.print(" ");
                if (longest < wc[i]) {
                        longest = wc[i];
                        longposn = i;
                        }
                }
        System.out.println(); // Add newline at very end
        System.out.print("Longest word - ");
        System.out.print(longest);
        System.out.println(" characters");
        System.out.print("Longest word was ");
        System.out.println(args[longposn]);
}

private static int [] spew(String [] words) {
        int n = words.length;
        int [] result = new int[n]; // Setting up new array
        System.out.print("Word count ");
        System.out.println(n);
        for (int i=0; i<words.length; i++) { // Fill an array
                result[i] = words[i].length();
                }
        return result;
        }
}

/*

Dorothy-2:java grahamellis$ java Irene is a common name in Cumbrian Mythology from the 3rd century BC
Word count 12
2 1 6 4 2 8 9 4 3 3 7 2
Longest word - 9 characters
Longest word was Mythology
Dorothy-2:java grahamellis$

*/