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Program to check if first and the last characters of string are equal
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  • Last Updated : 09 Nov, 2020
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We are given a string, we need check whether the first and last characters of the string str are equal or not. Case sensitivity is to be considered.

Examples :

Input  : university 
Output : Not Equal
Explanation: In the string "university", the first character is 'u' 
and the last character is 'y', as they are not equal, "Not Equal" is the output.

Input  : racecar
Output : Equal
Explanation: In the string "racecar", the first character is 'r' 
and the last character is 'r', as they are equal, "Equal" is the output.

C++




// C++ program to check if the first
// and the last characters of a string
// are equal or not.
#include<iostream>
  
using namespace std;
  
// Function to check if the first
// and the last haracters of a
// string are equal or not.
int areCornerEqual(string s)
    {
        int n = s.length();
        if (n < 2)
        return -1;
        if (s[0] == s[n - 1])
        return 1;
        else
        return 0;
    }
  
// Driver code
int main()
    {
        string s = "GfG";
        int res = areCornerEqual(s);
        if (res == -1)
            cout<<"Invalid Input";
        else if (res == 1)
            cout<<"Equal";
        else
            cout<<"Not Equal";
    }
      
// This code is contributed by 
// Smitha Dinesh Semwal
Java



// Java program to check if the first and the last
// characters of a string are equal or not.
class GFG {
    public static int areCornerEqual(String s)
    {
        int n = s.length();
        if (n < 2)
           return -1;
        if (s.charAt(0) == s.charAt(n-1))
           return 1;
        else
           return 0;
    }
  
    // Driver code
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        String s = "GfG";
        int res = areCornerEqual(s);
        if (res == -1)
            System.out.println("Invalid Input");
        else if (res == 1)
            System.out.println("Equal");
        else
            System.out.println("Not Equal");
    }
}
Python3



# Python program to check
# if the first and the 
# last characters of a 
# string are equal or not.
  
st = "GfG"
if(st[0] == st[-1]):
  
    # print output 
    # if condition 
    # is satisfied
    print("Equal")
else:
  
    # print output 
    # if condition is
    # not satisfied
    print("Not Equal")
  
# This code is contributed by
# shivi Aggarwal
C#



// Java program to check if the first and the last
// characters of a string are equal or not.
using System;
  
class GFG
{
      
    public static int areCornerEqual(String s)
    {
        int n = s.Length;
        if (n < 2)
            return -1;
        if (s[0] == s[n - 1])
            return 1;
        else
            return 0;
    }
      
    // Driver code
    static public void Main ()
    {
        String s = "GfG";
        int res = areCornerEqual(s);
          
        if (res == -1)
            Console.WriteLine("Invalid Input");
        else if (res == 1)
            Console.WriteLine("Equal");
        else
            Console.WriteLine("Not Equal");
    }
}
  
// This code is contributed by Ajit.
.
PHP



<?php
// PHP program to check if
// the first and the last
// characters of a $are 
// equal or not.
  
function areCornerEqual($s)
{
    $n = strlen($s);
    if ($n < 2)
        return -1;
    if ($s[0] == $s[$n - 1])
        return 1;
    else
        return 0;
}
  
// Driver code
$s = "GfG";
$res = areCornerEqual($s);
  
if ($res == -1)
    echo ("Invalid Input");
else if ($res == 1)
    echo ("Equal");
else
    echo ("Not Equal");
  
// This code is contributed by
// Manish Shaw(manishshaw1)
?>

Output:
Equal

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