RosettaCodeData/Task/Longest-string-challenge/Lua/longest-string-challenge-1.lua

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Lua

function longer(s1, s2)
while true do
s1 = s1:sub(1, -2)
s2 = s2:sub(1, -2)
if s1:find('^$') and not s2:find('^$') then
return false
elseif s2:find('^$') then
return true
end
end
end
local output = ''
local longest = ''
for line in io.lines() do
local islonger = longer(line, longest)
if islonger and longer(longest, line) then
output = output .. line .. '\n'
elseif islonger then
longest = line
output = line .. '\n'
end
end
print(output)