#include <stdio.h> int main() { int x = 0,y = 0; unsigned int rows = 0; printf("Enter the number of rows = "); scanf("%u",&rows); for(x=1; x <= rows ; ++x) { // Print star for(y=x; y <= rows; ++y) { printf("*"); } // Print spaces for(y=1; y<=((2*x)-2); ++y) { printf(" "); } for(y=x; y <= rows; ++y) { printf("*"); } // Print new line printf("\n"); } // Loop to print lower half of the pattern for(x=1; x <= rows ; ++x) { for(y=1; y <= x; ++y) { printf("*"); } //print space for(y=((2*x)-2); y<((2*rows)-2); ++y) { printf(" "); } //print star for(y=1; y <= x; ++y) { printf("*"); } printf("\n"); } return 0; }
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