Thread: A solid shape diamond

Does anyone thinks that this is a good code to create a solid shape diamond?
I just need to do a simple diamond with a max of 9 * in the middle of the figure

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int x,y,num=20;
char symbol;

cout << "Enter a single character>;
cin>>symbol;
system("cls");

for(x = 1; x <= num / 2 + 1; x++) {
for(y = -20; y <= num - x; y++)
{
cout << ' '; }

for(y = 1; y <= 2*x - 1; y++)
{

cout<<symbol;
}

cout << end; }

for (x= num / 2 ; x >= 1 ; x--) {
for(y = -20; y <= num - x; y++)
{
cout << ' '; }

for(y = 1; y <= 2*x- 1; y++)
{

cout<<symbol;
}

cout << end; }
return 0;
}

This are the instructions for the diamond.
I did this code with a friend but I need help with it




Create a solid diamond shape.

You do not have to make it interactive.

You can hard code it to use 9 asterisks at its largest (mid) point.

Use 2 sets of nested loops. Each nest will contain two loops.

The first nest creates the top half of the diamond and the second nest creates the bottom half.

The two halfs are NOT mirrors of eachother. You should only have one line that is the mid point and the longest (9 asterisks) line.

In each nest, the outer loop moves the cursor down and the inner loop moves the
cursor accross.

It should look something like the diamond below:

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