special196 created by murphym18 - https://repl.it/J62R/6

special196.java

import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class Main{
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    BigDecimal a = new BigDecimal(89);
    find(a);
  }
  
  public static void find(BigDecimal f) {
    while(!checkNumber(f)) {
      BigDecimal r = getReverse(f);
      BigDecimal tmp = f.add(r);
      System.out.println(f.toString() + " + " + r.toString() + " = " + tmp.toString());
      f = tmp;
    }
  }
  
  public static BigDecimal getReverse(BigDecimal x) {
    return new BigDecimal(reverseString(x.toString()));
  }
  
  public static boolean checkNumber(BigDecimal x) {
    String forward = x.toString();
    String backward = reverseString(forward);
    return forward.equals(backward);
  }
  
  public static String reverseString(String s) {
    StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer(s);
    return b.reverse().toString();
  }
}