Thread: need help telling if a word or phrase ins a palindrome in java

my code works but only for words...How could i make my code so it can also tell if phrases (such as taco cat) are palindromes.

package Homework5;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
class HW5
{
   public static void main(String args[])  {
      String original, reverse = "";
      Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
 
      System.out.println("Enter a word or phrase and I’ll tell you if it’s a palindrome.");
      original = in.nextLine();
 
      int length = original.length();
 
      for ( int i = length - 1; i >= 0; i-- )
      {
         reverse = reverse + original.charAt(i);
      }
 
      if (original.equals(reverse))
      {
         System.out.println(original+ " is a palindrome!");
      }
      else
      {
         System.out.println(original+ " is not a palindrome!");
      }
 
   }

Throw out spaces?

add in an if statement, saying if charAt(i)==' ' (a space) then move to the next one. Basically, just ignore spaces.

then do nothing.

how would i write that...just leave an empty space?

you would just leave it empty...

 
if(space)
do nothing
else
do the normal code