Thread: Help..Need Assistance

  1. #1
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    Cool Help..Need Assistance

    I'm writing a C++ program that will print a diamond filled with *'s, with the size of the diamond to be detemined by the user. This is what I'm try to get:

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


    But my code gives me this:


    *****
    ****
    ***
    **
    *
    Here's my code:

    //diamond_of_asterisks

    cout << "Enter size n (1 to 80):" <<endl;
    cin >> n;
    for (int k = 1; k <=5; ++k)
    {
    cout << setw(k) << ' ';

    for (int j =k; j <= 5; ++j;
    cout << '*';
    cout << endl;

    I can't seem to complete the diamond. Can anyone help me? Thanks!

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    Neither of your examples look like a diamond. However, find a midpoint. Increase until you reach it. Decrease after.

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    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using std::cout;
    using std::cin;
    using std::endl;
    
    cout << "Enter size: 1-80" << endl;
    cin >> size;
    
    if (size > 0 && size < 80)
    {
    
    	for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
    	{
    		int asterix = ++i;
    		for (; asterix != 0; asterix--)
    		{
    			cout << '*';
    		}
    		cout << endl;
    	}
    	
    	for (i = size; i > 0; i--)
    	{
    		int asterix = --i;
    		for (; asterix != 0; asterix--)
    		{
    			cout << '*';
    		}
    		cout << endl;
    	}
    }

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    I really appreciate it!

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