#!/usr/bin/env ruby # -*- ruby -*- def palindrome?(palindrome) palindrome.strip! length = palindrome.size return false if length.zero? i = 0 j = length - 1 while i < j while i < j and palindrome[i] == ' ' i += 1 end while j > i and palindrome[j] == ' ' j -= 1 end return false if palindrome[i] != palindrome[j] i += 1 j -= 1 end return true end sentence = gets.chomp if (palindrome?(sentence)) puts "#{sentence} is a palindrome" else puts "#{sentence} is not a palindrome" end