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Thread: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

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    Default need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    my code works but only for words...How could i make my code so it can also tell if phrases (such as taco cat) are palindromes.
    package Homework5;
    import java.util.Scanner;
     
    class HW5
    {
       public static void main(String args[])  {
          String original, reverse = "";
          Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
     
          System.out.println("Enter a word or phrase and I’ll tell you if it’s a palindrome.");
          original = in.nextLine();
     
          int length = original.length();
     
          for ( int i = length - 1; i >= 0; i-- )
          {
             reverse = reverse + original.charAt(i);
          }
     
          if (original.equals(reverse))
          {
             System.out.println(original+ " is a palindrome!");
          }
          else
          {
             System.out.println(original+ " is not a palindrome!");
          }
     
       }


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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    Throw out spaces?

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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    add in an if statement, saying if charAt(i)==' ' (a space) then move to the next one. Basically, just ignore spaces.

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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    so what exactly would i put inside the if statement?
    i know it would be
    if(original.charAt(i)==" ")
    {
    (What would go here?)
    }
    Last edited by HappyCamper; October 5th, 2014 at 01:32 PM.

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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    then do nothing.

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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    how would i write that...just leave an empty space?

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    Default Re: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

    you would just leave it empty...

     
    if(space)
    do nothing
    else
    do the normal code

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