C# finding the shortest and longest word in a array

Question

I am trying to find the shortest and longest string value based on length and im getting stuck. As of now the script exits after the writeline. I think the code needs some h

Answer 1

As @DStanley and @RenniePet pointed out, your original code doesn't exactly do what you're trying to accomplish. I do believe you wanted to cycle through the member of your string array and fill them with console inputs. A working code would look like this:

    string[] word = new string[5];

        for (int i = 0; i < word.Length; i++)
        {
            Console.Write("Input text: ");
            word[i] = Console.ReadLine();
        }

        List _sortedWords = word.ToList();
        _sortedWords.Sort((x, y) => x.Length.CompareTo(y.Length));

        Console.WriteLine("Smaller: " + _sortedWords[0]);
        Console.WriteLine("Larget: " + _sortedWords[_sortedWords.Count-1]);

        Console.ReadLine();