diff --git a/code/reversestrin.cpp b/code/reversestrin.cpp
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+++ b/code/reversestrin.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+using namespace std;
+void reverse(const string& a);
+int main()
+{
+string str;
+cout << " Please enter a string " << endl;
+getline(cin, str);
+reverse(str);
+return 0;    
+}
+void reverse(const string& str)
+{
+size_t numOfChars = str.size();
+if(numOfChars == 1)
+cout << str << endl;
+else
+    {
+cout << str[numOfChars - 1];
+ reverse(str.substr(0, numOfChars - 1));
+    }