BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)); ArrayList<String> list = new ArrayList<String>(); for (int n = 0; n < 10; n++) { list.add(reader.readLine()); } for (int a = 0; a < list.size() - 1; a++) { if (list.get(a).length() > list.get(a + 1).length()) System.out.println(list.get(a)); break;