Class StrictPalindrome

java.lang.Object

StrictPalindrome

public class StrictPalindrome
extends java.lang.Object

A class that determines if a word is a palindrome.

The provided code is incomplete. Modify it so that it works properly and passes the unit tests in PalindromeTest.java.

See Also:

MP2 Documentation, Palindrome Definition

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StrictPalindrome()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	isStrictPalindrome(java.lang.String word) Determine if a word is a palindrome.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] unused) Solicits a single word from the user at the command line and return whether it is a strict palindrome.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StrictPalindrome

public StrictPalindrome()

Method Detail

isStrictPalindrome

public static boolean isStrictPalindrome(java.lang.String word)

Determine if a word is a palindrome.

Your function should use strict matching of characters, case, and whitspace. So, for example, you should consider "A man, a plan, a cam, a yak, a yam, a canal – Panama!" to _not_ be a palindrome, "ABba" to not be a palindrome, while "A-B-B-A" is a palindrome.

Add the function declaration below and write this function. Call it isStrictPalindrome. It should take a single String argument and return a boolean.

Parameters:

word - the word to search for

Returns:

whether the word is a strict palindrome or not

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] unused)

Solicits a single word from the user at the command line and return whether it is a strict palindrome.

You are free to review this function, but should not modify it. Note that this function is not tested by the test suite, as it is purely to aid your own interactive testing. Note that this function will not accept inputs that contain spaces, but your palindrome function should handle them properly. If you consider this a limitation, feel free to modify the code below so that it accepts multi-word inputs.

Parameters:

unused - unused input arguments