Question

50 POINTS
in Java
A palindrome is a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward, e.g., madam or nurses run.

In this program, ask the user to input some text and print out whether or not that text is a palindrome.

Create the Boolean method isPalindrome which determines if a String is a palindrome, which means it is the same forwards and backwards. It should return a boolean of whether or not it was a palindrome.

Create the method reverse which reverses a String and returns a new reversed String to be checked by isPalindrome.

Both methods should have the signature shown in the starter code.

Sample output:

Type in your text:
madam
Your word is a palindrome!
OR

Type in your text:
hello
Not a palindrome :(

Answer 1

import java.util.Scanner;

public class JavaApplication52 {

   public static String reverse(String word){

       String newWord = "";

       for (int i = (word.length()-1); i >= 0; i--){

           newWord += word.charAt(i);

       }

       return newWord;

   }

   public static boolean isPalindrome(String word){

       if (word.equals(reverse(word))){

           return true;

       }

       else{

           return false;

       }

   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {

       Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);

       System.out.println("Type in your text:");

       String text = scan.nextLine();

       if (isPalindrome(text) == true){

           System.out.println("Your word is a palindrome!");

       }

       else{

           System.out.println("Not a palindrome :(");

       }

   }

   

}

I hope this works!