Palindrome.java

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * Program to check for a palindrome.
 *
 * by saurav mani tripathi
 * for medium.com/damnn
 */


public class Palindrome {
    private String reverse (final String s) {
        String result = new String();
        int position = 0;
        while (position < s.length()) {
            result = (new Character(s.charAt(position))).toString() + result;
            position = position + 1;
        }
        return result;
    }
    /**
     * Check to see if the two argument <code>String</code>s are the reverse of each other.
     *
     * return true if they are and false otherwise.
     */

    private boolean check (final String s1, final String s2) {
        final String s = reverse(s2);
        if (s1.compareTo(s) == 0){return true;}
        else {return false;}
    }

    private String getInput() {
        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.println("Enter text to check: ");
        return in.nextLine();
    }

    private void testForPalindrome(final String s) {
        String testString = s.toLowerCase();
        if (check(testString, testString)) {System.out.println("The string is palindrome.");}
        else {System.out.println("The string is not a palindrome.");}
    }

    public static void main(final String [] args) {
        final Palindrome object = new Palindrome();
        object.testForPalindrome(object.getInput());
    }
}