      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  }