Programming challenge 3 -easy-

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Delta Cpt dopel

Palindrome --
A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

Can you see where I am going with this? So this challenge will pick it up a notch to basic text and file processing while demonstrating the first lesson in code reuse.

Requirements:

Read in a text file that contains a list of strings.
Write a function isPalindrome() that determines if a string is a palindrome. Its input is a single string and ouputs True or False (Boolean). This function MUST use the reverseWord() function written in challenge 2. No reneging for those of you that wrote those l33t command line programs :p
Output the strings that qualify as palindromes to a separate results file.

Function prototype: boolean isPalindrome(String)

**
-You may assume that each line of the input file is autonomous and can be treated individually during processing.
-Ignore case and punctuation during comparison, but not for the results.
**

Sample input:
abc
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
Dr. Who
ttt
torchwood
0110
racecar
I
20-02-2002
Was it a rat I saw?

Sample output:
A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!
ttt
0110
racecar
I
20-02-2002
Was it a rat I saw?

PS, These challenges will not be in any order of complexity. Some will be easier and some will be harder. All challenges will teach at least one particular skill and many will build on skills previously covered.

Replies:

>Programming challenge 3 -easy- - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-20 23:35:30 <
- the C way - Gamma Tr Chudik 2008-08-10 18:31:49
- Contd VBScript - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-29 03:25:22
- VBscript is easy - Ker sefo 2008-07-24 14:16:19
  - RE: VBscript is easy - Beta Tr chiken 2008-07-28 06:36:15
    - ok ok - Ker sefo 2008-07-28 08:11:23
  - indeed it is :) - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-24 16:44:24
    - RE: indeed it is :) - Ker sefo 2008-07-25 00:51:10
- RE: Programming challenge 3 in java. - Alpha Tr chiken 2008-07-21 00:54:35
  - requirements, requirements, requirements ;) - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-21 00:58:58
    - doh! - Alpha Tr chiken 2008-07-21 01:08:43
      - Not bad... - Gamma Tr The Digital Poet 2008-07-23 01:37:50
        RE: Not bad... - Beta Tr chiken 2008-07-28 06:39:41
        Nice feed back - Delta Cpt dopel 2008-07-23 15:54:32
      - RE: doh! - Gamma Tr Chudik 2008-07-21 07:36:36
        arr - Gamma Tr Chudik 2008-07-21 07:38:52

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Message:	On 2008-07-20 23:35:30, dopel wrote >Palindrome -- >A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward. For example: A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! > >Can you see where I am going with this? So this challenge will pick it up a notch to basic text and file processing while demonstrating the first lesson in code reuse. > >Requirements: >[list] >[] Read in a text file that contains a list of strings. >[] Write a function isPalindrome() that determines if a string is a palindrome. Its input is a single string and ouputs True or False (Boolean). This function MUST use the reverseWord() function written in challenge 2. No reneging for those of you that wrote those l33t command line programs :p >[] Output the strings that qualify as palindromes to a separate results file. >[/list] > >Function prototype: boolean isPalindrome(String) > >* >-You may assume that each line of the input file is autonomous and can be treated individually during processing. >-Ignore case and punctuation during comparison, but not for the results. >** > >Sample input: >abc >A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! >Dr. Who >ttt >torchwood >0110 >racecar >I >20-02-2002 >Was it a rat I saw? > >Sample output: >A man, a plan, a canal, Panama! >ttt >0110 >racecar >I >20-02-2002 >Was it a rat I saw? > >PS, These challenges will not be in any order of complexity. Some will be easier and some will be harder. All challenges will teach at least one particular skill and many will build on skills previously covered.
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