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+import java.util.Scanner;
+
+class Palindrome
+{
+   public static void main(String args[])
+   {
+      String original, reverse = "";
+      Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
+ 
+      System.out.println("Enter a string to check if it is 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("Entered string is a palindrome.");
+      else
+         System.out.println("Entered string is not a palindrome.");
+ 
+   }
+}