Add Palindrome function in Java

Kaveesha Baddage · Kaveesha Baddage · commit 4753abc68b90 · 2017-10-19T09:33:05.000+05:30
diff --git a/java/Palindrome.java b/java/Palindrome.java
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+import java.util.Scanner;
+public class Palindrome {
+    static boolean isPalindrome(String word) {
+        char[] letterArray = word.toCharArray();
+        int startingIndex = 0;
+        int lastIndex = letterArray.length - 1;
+        while (lastIndex > startingIndex) {
+            if (letterArray[startingIndex] != letterArray[lastIndex]) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            ++startingIndex;
+            --lastIndex;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+    public static void main(String args[]) {
+        Palindrome palindrome = new Palindrome();
+        while (true) {
+            System.out.printf("Enter a word which needs to check whether a palindrome or not: ");
+            Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
+            String input = scan.next();
+            System.out.printf("The word '%s' is a palindrome : %s %n", input, palindrome.isPalindrome(input));
+        }
+    }
+}
