// Palin: check for palindrome
public class Palin { 

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String s = "able was i ere i saw elba";
      boolean isPalin = true;
      for (int i = 0; i < s.length()/2; i++)
         if (s.charAt(i) != s.charAt(s.length() - i - 1)) isPalin = false;
      if (isPalin) System.out.println("\"" + s + "\"" + " is a palindrome");
      else System.out.println("\"" + s + "\"" + " is NOT a palindrome");
   }
}