Write a method which returns true if the string parameter is a palindrome.
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Write a method which returns true if the string parameter is a palindrome. A palindrome is any "word" which is the same forward and backward, eg, radar, noon, 20011002... The method should return false if the argument is not a palindrome.
Note: This is declared static because it is doesn't depend on instance variables from the class it would be defined in. It only depends on its parameters. It's declared public only because it might be generally useful.
Info on palindromes
Check out www.palindromes.org if you want to know more about them. This site has lots of amusing examples, eg, "Doc, note I dissent: a fast never prevents a fatness. I diet on cod." or "Drat Saddam, a mad dastard!"
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