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93 changes: 93 additions & 0 deletions Problem Statement-2/Solution/Ashtika_Solution_PS-2.java
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import java.util.*;
import java.lang.*;
import java.io.*;

class Codechef
{


public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
{
Scanner sc= new Scanner(System.in);

int n= Integer.parseInt(sc.nextLine());
String s= sc.nextLine();
int count =0;

while( s.length() > 1 )
{

if(s.length()%2 != 0 || ispalindrome(s)==false)
s=longestPalindrome(s);

else{s=s.substring(0 , s.length()/2 );
count++;}
}

System.out.println(count);
System.out.println(s);


}
public static boolean ispalindrome( String str)
{
int i=0, j= str.length()-1;

while(i<j)
{
if(str.charAt(i) != str.charAt(j) )
return false;

i++;
j--;
}

return true;
}

public static String longestPalindrome(String s) {

if (s.length()==0) return "";

int start=0;
int end=0;


for(int i=0; i<s.length();i++)
{
int l1 = expandAroundCenter(s, i, i);
int l2 = expandAroundCenter(s,i,i+1);

int l= Math.max(l1,l2);

if(l > end - start)
{

start = i - (l-1)/2 ;
end= i + (l)/2 ;
}
}


return s.substring(start,end+1);
}

public static int expandAroundCenter(String s, int L, int R){

int left= L;
int right=R;

while(left >=0 && right < s.length() && s.charAt(left) == s.charAt(right) )
{
left--;
right++;
}

return right-left -1;

}


}