import java.util.Scanner;

public class PalindromeTester
{
public static void main (String[] args){
	
	int firstPosition = 0;
	int lastPosition;
	boolean isAPalindrome = true;
	
	Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
	System.out.println("Enter a word:");
	String word = in.next();
	
	System.out.println(word.length());
	lastPosition =  word.length() - 1;
	
	while(firstPosition < lastPosition)
	{
		if(word.charAt(firstPosition)!=word.charAt(lastPosition))
			isAPalindrome = false;
		firstPosition++;
		lastPosition--;
	} // end of while loop
	if(isAPalindrome)
		System.out.println("The word is a Palindrome");
	else
		System.out.println ("The word is not a Palindrome ");

	} // end of main method
}// end of class