import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Stringthing{
public boolean sameStarChar(String str){
return true;
}
public String toleftChar(String s){
int star = s.indexOf("*");
return s.substring(star - 1, star);
}
public String torightChar(String s){
int star = s.indexOf("*");
return s.substring(star + 1, star + 2);
}
public boolean sameChar(String s){
return this.toleftChar(s).equals(this.torightChar(s));
}
public void test(String s){
int star = s.indexOf("*");
System.out.println(this.toleftChar(s));
System.out.println(this.torightChar(s));
System.out.println(this.sameChar(s));
System.out.println(s.substring(star + 1));
}
}