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package lab12_calebfontenot;

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 *
 * @author caleb
 */
public class Palindrome2 {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Create a Scanner
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        // Prompt the user to enter a string
        System.out.print("Enter a string: ");
        String s = input.nextLine();

        // The index of the first character in the string
        int low;

        // The index of the last character in the string
        int high = s.length() - 1;

        boolean isPalindrome = true;
        for (low = 0; low < high; low++) {
            if (s.charAt(low) != s.charAt(high)) {
                isPalindrome = false;
                break;
            }

            //low++;
            high--;
        }
        if (isPalindrome) {
            System.out.println(s + " is a palindrome");
        } else {
            System.out.println(s + " is not a palindrome");
        }
    }
}