programming-examples/c/String/C Program to Check if a String is a Palindrome without using the Built-in Function.c
2019-11-15 12:59:38 +01:00

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/*
* C program to find the length of a string without using the
* built-in function also check whether it is a palindrome
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
void main()
{
char string[25], reverse_string[25] = {'\0'};
int i, length = 0, flag = 0;
printf("Enter a string \n");
gets(string);
/* keep going through each character of the string till its end */
for (i = 0; string[i] != '\0'; i++)
{
length++;
}
printf("The length of the string '%s' = %d\n", string, length);
for (i = length - 1; i >= 0 ; i--)
{
reverse_string[length - i - 1] = string[i];
}
/* Check if the string is a Palindrome */
for (flag = 1, i = 0; i < length ; i++)
{
if (reverse_string[i] != string[i])
flag = 0;
}
if (flag == 1)
printf ("%s is a palindrome \n", string);
else
printf("%s is not a palindrome \n", string);
}
/*
*OUTPUT:
Enter a string
how are you
The length of the string 'how are you' = 12
how are you is not a palindrome
Enter a string
madam
The length of the string 'madam' = 5
madam is a palindrome
Enter a string
mam
The length of the string 'mam' = 3
mam is a palindrome
*/