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!

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

Code:

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#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!