// humberto mundo
let animals: string[] = ["Zebra", "Koala", "Lion", "Elephant", "Eagle", "Cat", "Eagle"]

// Write a function named getLocation(list, word) to return the location of the parameter word
// in the array list, if it exist, returns -1 if it does not exists

function getLocation(list: string[], word: string): number {
	return list.indexOf(word)
}


// Write a function named getLongest(list) which needs to return the longest string in array
// parameter array

function getLongest(array: string[] ): string {
	if (!array) return "provide a array";

	let long = array[0]; // init w/ first element
	for (let i = 1; i < array.length; i++) {
		// const element = list[i];
		if (array[i]!.length > long!.length) { // this is why i love and hate typescript :3
			long = array[i];
		}	
	}
	return long as string;
}

// extra cus y not

function getShortest(list: string[]): string {
	if (!list) return "i need array >:("

	let short = list[0]

	for (let i = 1; i < list.length; i++) {
		if (list[i]!.length < short!.length) {
			short = list[i]
		}		
	}
	return short as string;
}


// Write a function named spellBackward(list, word) which it needs to return parameter word
// spell backwards if it exist in array list, otherwise it return word does not exist.

function spellBackward(list: string[], word: string): string {
	if (!list.includes(word)) return "word does not exist";
	return word.split("").reverse().join("");
}


//write the rest of the code here

console.log(getLocation(animals, "Eagle")) // uhhhh 4
console.log(getLocation(animals, "cat")) // should return -1 since its Cat not cat

console.log() // spacers

console.log(getLongest(animals)) // Elephant
console.log(getShortest(animals)) // Cat

console.log() // spacers

// i am the best programmer in the world 
console.log(spellBackward(animals, "Eagle")) // should return elgaE
console.log(spellBackward(animals, "cat")) // should return "word does not exist"