using System;

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        string testValue = "racecart";

        bool result = IsPalindrome(testValue);

        Console.WriteLine("Word is a palindrome: {0}", result);

    }

    static bool IsPalindrome(string input) {

        bool result = true;

        char[] forward = input.ToCharArray();

        for (var f = 0; f < forward.Length; f++) {

            var rtl = forward[f];

            var ltr = forward[(forward.Length-1) - f];

            Console.Write(rtl); 

            Console.Write(ltr);

            Console.WriteLine();

            if (rtl != ltr) {

                return false;

            }

        }

        Console.WriteLine();

​

        return result;

    }

}