diff --git a/reverse_string.java b/reverse_string.java
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+import java.util.Scanner;  
+public class ReverseStringExample1   
+{  
+public static void main(String[] args)   
+{  
+String str;  
+System.out.println("Enter a string: ");  
+Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);  
+str = scanner.nextLine();  
+scanner.close();                                //closes the input stream  
+String reversed = reverseString(str);  
+System.out.println("The reversed string is: " + reversed);  
+}  
+public static String reverseString(String s)  
+{  
+if (s.isEmpty())                            //checks the string if empty  
+return s;  
+return reverseString(s.substring(1)) + s.charAt(0);                     //recursively called function  
+}  
+}