import java.util.Scanner; public class Ex_16_J13 { @SuppressWarnings({ "resource" }) public static void main(String[] args) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub String c1; boolean c2; Scanner s1 = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter the string:"); c1 = s1.next(); Scanner s2 = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.println("Enter the exception string:"); c2 = s2.nextBoolean(); if (c2 == true) { System.out.println(c1.charAt(0)); } else System.out.println(c1.charAt(c1.length() - 1)); } }