http://www.freecodecamp.com/thetinybeaker 's solution for Bonfire: Check for Palindromes

bonfire-check-for-palindromes.js

// Bonfire: Check for Palindromes
// Author: @thetinybeaker
// Challenge: http://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/bonfire-check-for-palindromes
// Learn to Code at Free Code Camp (www.freecodecamp.com)

function palindrome(str) {
  //turn original string to lowercase, then eliminate any non-alphanumeric values and spaces.
  var initString = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[\W_]/g,'');
  //take that 'normalized' string and split and reverse.
  var revString = initString.split('').reverse().join('');

  // very simple if else statement. if initString is equal to revString, it is a palindrome. else, it is not a palindrome.
  if (initString === revString) {
    return true;
  }
  else {
    return false;
  }
  
}



palindrome("0_0 (: /-\ :) 0-0");