PalindromeMethods

package week11.solutions;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class PalindromeMethods {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);

        System.out.print("Enter a string: ");
        String s = input.next();

        boolean result = isPalindrome(s);
        System.out.println(s + (result ? " is a palindrome" : " is not a palindrome"));

    }

    static boolean isPalindrome(String word) {
        int low = 0;
        int high = word.length() - 1;

        while (low < high) {
            if (word.charAt(low) != word.charAt(high)) {
                return false;
            }

            low++;
            high--;
        }
        return true;
    }
}