public class CodingBat{
public boolean sameStarChar(String str) {
boolean r = true;
for (int x = 1; x < str.length()-1; x = x +1){
if (str.substring(x,x+1).equals("*")) {
if (!str.substring(x-1,x).equals(str.substring(x+1,x+2))){
r = false;
}
}
}
return r;
}
public String sameEnds(String string) {
int halfway = string.length() /2;
String f = string.substring(0,halfway);
String s = string.substring(halfway + (string.length()%2));
for (int i=0; i<f.length(); i = 1 + i) {
if (f.substring(0,f.length()-i).equals(s.substring(i))) {
return f.substring(0,f.length()-i);
}
}
return "";
}
}