diff --git a/palindrome b/palindrome
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+import java.util.*;
+ 
+class Palindrome
+{
+   public static void main(String args[])
+   {
+      String original, reverse = ""; // Objects of String class
+      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("The string is a palindrome.");
+      else
+         System.out.println("The string isn't a palindrome.");
+         
+   }
+}    
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diff --git a/palindrome.java b/palindrome.java
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+import java.util.*;
+ 
+class Palindrome
+{
+   public static void main(String args[])
+   {
+      String original, reverse = ""; // Objects of String class
+      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("The string is a palindrome.");
+      else
+         System.out.println("The string isn't a palindrome.");
+         
+   }
+}    
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