public class Main {
public static boolean isPalindrome(String str) {
return isPalindromeHelper(str, 0, str.length() - 1);
}
public static boolean isPalindromeHelper(String str, int start, int end) {
if (start >= end) {
return true;
}
if (str.charAt(start) != str.charAt(end)) {
return false;
}
return isPalindromeHelper(str, start + 1, end - 1);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
String str = "level";
System.out.println(isPalindrome(str));
str = "hello";
System.out.println(isPalindrome(str));
}
}