need help with this function, please help !

i still very newbie, and i was working on this simple project. basically we have to display a checkerboard pattern like this :

Code:

 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *

with only using these tree output statements once :

Code:

printf ( "* " );
printf ( " " );
printf ( "\n" );

this is my progress this far, can anyone tell me what is my mistake ?

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

main ()
{

	int row = 1; // declare the interger
	int column; // declare the 2nd interger
	
	while ( row <= 8 ) { // open curly bracket for the 1st 'while'
		 
			column = 1; // declare the value of interger
			
		while ( column <= 8 ) { // open curly bracket for the 2nd 'while'
		
			printf ( "* " ); 
			column++;
			
			if ( row &#37; 2 == 0 && column == 2 ) { // open curly bracket for 'if'
			
				printf ( " " );
				
				} // close bracket for 'if'
		}// close bracket for inner 'while'
		
		
		
		row++ ;
		printf( "\n" );
		
	} // close bracket for outer 'while'
	
	
	return 0;

}

that's all ! thx !

1. use for loops where it makes sense (it does here)
2. You should print a space at the start of every even row

For example:

Code:

   for(row = 1; row <= 8; row++)
   {
      if(row &#37; 2 == 0)
         printf(" ");

      for(col = 1; col <= 8; col++)
      {
         printf(" *");
      }

      printf("\n");
   }

wow ! thx mate ! never thought of that...

http://cpwiki.sourceforge.net/Implicit_main

To do that I would simply type:

Code:

main()
{
    int repeat;
  
    for(repeat=0;repeat<4;repeat++)
    {
         printf("* * * * * * * *\n * * * * * * * *\n");
    }
}

I tried it and it worked

-C-Compiler

Except the original post says:

with only using these tree output statements once :

Code:

printf ( "* " );
printf ( " " );
printf ( "\n" );

So using longer printf's isn't following the specification.
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Mats