package midtermq1;

import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 *
 * @author steventroung
 */
public class Q1 {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ArrayList<String> words = new ArrayList<String>();
        words.add("four");
        words.add("score");
        words.add("and");
        words.add("seven");
        words.add("years");
        words.add("ago");
        //here goes the line to display the ArrayList
        for (int i = 0; i < words.size(); i++) {
            System.out.print(words.get(i) + ", ");
        }

        //here is the call to the method you are to write
        System.out.println("\nThe smallest words is " + smallest(words));
    }

    public static String smallest(ArrayList<String> words) {
        String short = words.get(0);
        for (int i = 1; i < words.size(); i++) {
            if (words.get(i).length() < short.length()) {
                short = words.get(i);
            }
        }
        return short;
    }

}