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canMakePalindrome

Language/Type: Java string parameters return boolean
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Write a method named canMakePalindrome that accepts a string parameter and returns true if you can make that string into a palindrome by deleting at most 1 character, or false if that is not possible.

For this problem, a palindrome is defined as a string that contains exactly the same sequence of characters forwards as backwards. For example, "madam" and "abba" and "racecar" are palindromes. The empty string and all one-character strings are also palindromes by our definition.

If a string that is already a palindrome is passed, you should return true, such as the call of canMakePalindrome("racecar"). You should also return true if the string would be a palindrome after the removal of a single character, such as "raycecar" (remove the 'y') or "abxa" (remove the 'x').

Method: Write a Java method as described, not a complete program or class.

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