Java: Palindrome

Palindrome. these are words that when writing, they all mean thesame thing when read either frontward or backward. Below is a java program for it.

/* Author: Adawa Victor Paiko*/ import java.util.Scanner; public class NaijaHomeNewzPalindrome{ public static void main(String []args){ int i,j,b,flag=1; Scanner NaijaHomeNewz = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Please enter your word to check: "); String a = NaijaHomeNewz.nextLine(); b = a.length(); for(i=0,j=b-1; i<=j; i++, j--){ if(a.charAt(i) == a.charAt(j)){ } else{ flag = 0; } } if(flag==1){ System.out.print(a +" is a Palindrome" +"\n" +"Visit NaijaHomeNewz.com for more"); } else System.out.print(a +" is not a Palindrome" +"\n" +"Visit NaijaHomeNewz.com for more"); } }

Don't forget to name your class program NaijaHomeNewzPalindrome when running it.