1  import java.util.Scanner;

  2  

  3  public class Middle

  4  {

  5     public static void main(String[] args)

  6     {

  7        Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);

  8  

  9        System.out.print("Enter a string: ");

 10        String str = in.next();

 11  

 12        int position;

 13        int length;

 14        if (str.length() % 2 == 1)

 15        {

 16           position = str.length() / 2;

 17           length = 1;

 18        }

 19        else

 20        {

 21           position = str.length() / 2 - 1;

 22           length = 2;

 23        }

 24        String result = str.substring(position, position + length);

 25  

 26        System.out.println("Middle: " + result);

 27     }

 28  }