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+import java.io.*;
+class stringreverse
+{
+	String reverseString(String str)
+	{
+		String reverse=" ";
+		if(str.length()==1)
+		{
+			return str;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			reverse=reverse+str.charAt(str.length()-1)+reverseString(str.substring(0,str.length()-1));
+			return reverse;
+		}
+	}
+		public static void main(String args[])
+		{
+			BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
+			System.out.println("Enter the string");
+			String srr=br.readLine();
+			System.out.println("Reverse="+reverseString(srr));
+		}
+}
+		
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