import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class CodingBat{
public boolean sameStarChar(String str) {
for (int i = 1;i<str.length()-1;i++) {
if (str.substring(i,i+1).equals("*")) {
if (!str.substring(i-1,i).equals(str.substring(i+1,i+2)))
return false;
}
}
return true;
//used andrew lee's code, still confused on how to do this
//was originally doing it in a very round about and confusing way
//ask about tomorrow
}
//understand, still had to refer to andrew lee's code, but makes more
//sense than the other one
public String sameEnds(String string) {
String result = "";
for (int begin = 0;begin<=string.length()/2;begin++)
for (int back = string.length()/2;back<string.length();back++)
if (string.substring(0,begin).equals(string.substring(back)))
result = string.substring(0,begin);
return result;
}
}