Reddit Daily Programmer #232

check-palindrome.ps1

#https://www.reddit.com/r/dailyprogrammer/comments/3kx6oh/20150914_challenge_232_easy_palindromes/
$lines = 2
$counter = 0
$text = ""

while($counter -lt $lines) {
    $temp = Read-Host "Enter text"
    $temp = $temp.ToCharArray()
    foreach($letter in $temp) {
        $letter = [string]$letter
        if($letter -match "\w") {
            $text += $letter
        }
    }

    $counter++
}

$text = $text.toCharArray()

$isPalindrome = $true
for($i = 0; $i -lt $text.Count; $i++) {
    if([string]$text[$i] -ne [string]$text[-1 - $i]) {
        $isPalindrome = $false
        break
    }
}

if($isPalindrome) {
    Write-Host "Palindrome"
} else {
    Write-Host "Not a palindrome"
}