Week 14 Algorithm Hacks

x = "racecar"
#function for the checker (takes in a word parameter)
def check_palindrome(word):
#loops through the word
  for  i in range(len(word)//2):
    if word[i] != word[len(word)-i-1]:
      return False
  return True

print(check_palindrome(x))

True

// plaindrome checker (in javascript this time)
// function that takes any string as a parameter
function checkPalindrome(string) {
	// find the length of a string
	const len = string.length;
    
	// loop through half of the string
	for (let i = 0; i < len / 2; i++) {
    
	    // check if first and last string are same
	    if (string[i] !== string[len - 1 - i]) {
		return false;
	    }
	}
	return true;
    }
    
string = "racecar"
    
// calls the function
value = checkPalindrome(string);
    
console.log(value);

true