java find longest string in array

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: get the longest string in an array of strings in java
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {

	public static void main(String[] args) {

		String[] array = {"hello","lautturi","java","python","world","lau"};
		int index = 0; 
		int elementLength = array[0].length();
		for(int i=1; i< array.length; i++) {
		    if(array[i].length() > elementLength) {
		        index = i; elementLength = array[i].length();
		    }
		}

	    System.out.println("The longest string: " +  array[index]);
	
	}
}

output:

The longest string: lautturi