(note: no array please) Write a static method named longestName that reads names

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(note: no array please)
Write a static method named longestName that reads names typed by the user and prints the longest name (the name that contains the most characters) in the format shown below. Your method should accept a console Scanner and an integer n as parameters and should then prompt for n names.
The longest name should be printed with its first letter capitalized and all subsequent letters in lowercase, regardless of the capitalization the user used when typing in the name.
If there is a tie for longest between two or more names, use the tied name that was typed earliest. Also print a message saying that there was a tie, as in the right log below. It's possible that some shorter names will tie in length, such as DANE and Erik in the left log below; but don't print a message unless the tie is between the longest names.
You may assume that n is at least 1, that each name is at least 1 character long, and that the user will type single-word names consisting of only letters. The following table shows two sample calls and their output.
Call                                                           Call
Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in); Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
longestName(console, 5);                           longestName(console, 7);
__________________________________________________________________________
Output                                                     Output
name #1? roy                                            name #1? TrEnt
name #2? DANE                                        name #2? rita
name #3? Erik                                          name #3? JORDAN
name #4? sTeFaNiE                                  name #4? craig
name #5? LaurA                                       name #5? leslie
Stefanie's name is longest                        name #6? YUKI
                                                              name #7? TaNnEr
                                                              Jordan's name is longest
                                                              (There was a tie!)

Explanation / Answer

public static void longestName(Scanner kb, int count)
{
String longest = "";
for(int i = 1; i <= count; i++)
{
System.out.print("name #"+i+"? ");
String name = kb.nextLine().trim();

if(name.length() > longest.length())
longest = name;
}

System.out.println(longest+"'s name is longest");
}

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