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Thread: The infamous palindrome problem, or i heard so.

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    Default The infamous palindrome problem, or i heard so.

    Hello everybody I am a beginner java writer and I have come across a small problem.

    Before I talk about it, let me explain what the actual assignment is.

    ~~~~ASSIGNMENT~~~~
    The file /users/abrick/resources/american-english-insane is a very long list of words, one per line. Open the file and identify the three palindromes more than seven letters long (for the record, they are the names of a Dravidian language, a trademarked farm implement, and a mixture of herbs).

    So to break it down in steps,
    1. Open the file
    2. Test the file for palindromes
    3. Display the palindromes.

    My code:
     
     
     
    /*Programs purpose: Tests files for palindromes that are more than 7 letters long. */
    //Step 1: Open file
    //Step 2: Identify whether or not if the word is a palindrome
    //Step 3: Display palindrome
     
     
     
    import java.util.Scanner;  // Needed for the Scanner Class
    import java.io.*; // Needed for File and IOException
     
    public class assignment8
    {
      public static void main(String []args) throws IOException
      {
     
        // Created a Scanner object for keyboard input.
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
     
        // Prompts user for file name
        System.out.print("Enter the name of the file to test: ");
        String dictionary  = input.nextLine();
     
        // Opens the file
        File file = new File(dictionary);
        Scanner inputFile = new Scanner(file);
     
            // If there are palindromes, they will be displayed
            if(palindromeCheck(dictionary))
            {
            System.out.println(dictionary+ "is a palindrome");
            }
     
     
      }
            // Checks for palindromes
            public static boolean palindromeCheck(file dictionary)
            {
     
            int low = 0;
            int high = dictionary.length() -1;
     
                    while (low < high)
                    {
                            if (dictionary.charAt(low) != dictionary.charAt(high))
                            {
                            return false;
                            }
                    low++;
                    high--;
                    }
            return true;
            }
     
    }

    So what's the problem with my code?
    well.....
    1. It compiles
    2. It runs fine
    3. But it doesn't print out the palindromes!

    Anybody have any ideas on whats wrong with my code? I need to display the palindromes :\
    work hard, play hard.


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    Default Re: The infamous palindrome problem, or i heard so.

    bump, nevermind.... it won't work with file types, only with strings
    work hard, play hard.

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