#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
// Function to check if a string is a palindrome
bool isPalindrome(const string& str) {
int left = 0;
int right = str.length() - 1;
// Continue checking characters from both ends until they meet
while (left < right) {
if (str[left] != str[right]) {
return false; // If characters do not match, it's not a palindrome
}
left++;
right--;
}
return true; // If the loop completes, the string is a palindrome
}
int main() {
string input;
// Get user input
cout << "Enter a string: ";
getline(cin, input);
// Check if the input string is a palindrome
if (isPalindrome(input)) {
cout << "The string is a palindrome." << endl;
} else {
cout << "The string is not a palindrome." << endl;
}
return 0;
}