MyPalindrome

palindrome.cpp

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

bool isPalindrome(const char* inText)
{
    if (!inText || !*inText)
        return false; // Empty strings fail. OK?

    const char* a = inText - 1;
    const char* b = inText;

    while (*++b); // Find the end of the string.

    while (++a < --b)
    {
        if (*a != *b)
            return false;
    }

    return true;
}

void test(const char* inText)
{
    cout << "Testing word : " << inText << " : "
        << (isPalindrome(inText) ? "true" : "false") << endl;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    test("hello");
    test("blargh");
    test("abba");
    test("10501");
    test("1001");
    return 0;
}