// PalTest.java
// Written by THC for CS 5 Short Assignment 4.
// Asks for a string, constructs the reversal of the string,
// and says whether the string is a palindrome.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class PalTester {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get a string to reverse.
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.print("Enter a string: ");
    String text = input.nextLine();
    
    // Create the reversed version of text, one character at a time.
    String reversal = "";
    for (int i = 0; i < text.length(); i++)
      reversal = text.charAt(i) + reversal;
    
    System.out.println("The reversed string is " + reversal);
    
    // A string is a palindrome if it's the same as its reversal.
    if (text.equals(reversal))
      System.out.println(text + " is a palindrome");
    else
      System.out.println(text + " is not a palindrome");
  }
}