Thread: Need help determining if number is a palindrome using an array!

I have:

		public static void main(String[] args) {
			while (true) {
			display(check(retrieveInput()));
			}
			}
 
			public static String retrieveInput() {
			Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
			return scan.next();
			}
 
			public static boolean check(String input) {
			boolean check = false;
			try {
			Integer.parseInt(input);
			if (input.charAt(0)==input.charAt(4) && input.charAt(1)==input.charAt(3))
			check = true;
 
			} catch(Exception e) {
			check = false;
			}
 
			return check;
			}
 
			public static void display(boolean check) {
			if(check) System.out.println("Is a five-digit palindrome.");
			else System.out.println("Is not a five-digit palindrome.");
			}
			}

but the assignment is requiring me to use an array which I don't know how to do. Please Help!

Thanks for your reply. Sorry, this is my first java course. What do you mean by stripping off each power of ten?

Thanks for the suggestions but I am not sure how to use those operators. Thanks again though.