gistfile1.txt

 public static boolean isPalindrome(String pal) {
        String nPal = pal.toUpperCase();
        String simplified = nPal.replaceAll("\\W", "");
        System.out.println(simplified);
        char[] splitted = simplified.toCharArray();
        for (int i = 0; i < simplified.length() / 2; i++) {
            if (splitted[i] != splitted[simplified.length() - 1 - i]) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        return true;
    }