public static boolean rPali(String testMe){ int strLen = testMe.length(); return rPaliHelp(testMe, strLen-1, strLen/2, 0); } public static boolean rPaliHelp(String testMe, int strLen, int testLen, int index){ if(index > testLen){ return true; } if(testMe.charAt(index) != testMe.charAt(strLen-index)){ return false; } return rPaliHelp(testMe, strLen, testLen, index + 1); }