public String longestPalindrome(String s) {
int len = s.length();
if (len < 2)
return s;
for (int i = 0; i < len-1; i++) {
extendPalindrome(s, i, i); //assume odd length, try to extend Palindrome as possible
extendPalindrome(s, i, i+1); //assume even length.
}
return s.substring(lo, lo + maxLen);
}
private void extendPalindrome(String s, int j, int k) {
while (j >= 0 && k < s.length() && s.charAt(j) == s.charAt(k)) {
j--;
k++;
}
if (maxLen < k - j - 1) {
lo = j + 1;
maxLen = k - j - 1;
}
}