correction plz

[BoXXi]

i was wonderin if anyone could help in by correcting my code.... i am doin a program with will print out the following diamond pattern

y*****
*******
y*****
yy***
yyy* (the y is a space)

the thing is the middlw line the bolded line ... .. if the user inputs the size 5 (it should lok like the pic) themiddle line is always +2 ... mine gives an extra so it gives like 8 stars .... and i am able to remove sumof the lines above ....

import java.awt.*;
import hsa.Console;
public class Star
{
static Console c;
public static void main (String [] args)
{
int n = 0;
int size = 0;
int space = 0, star = 1;
Console c = new Console ();

c.println ("Please enter an odd number from the range of
1-25");
n = c.readInt ();
space = n / 2;
star = n / 2;
while (space != 0)
{
for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)
c.print (" ");
for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++)
c.print ("*");
for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)
c.print (" ");
space--;
star = star +2;
c.print ("\n");
}

for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++);
c.print ("*"); //middle
line
for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++)
c.print ("*");
c.print ("\n");

while (star > 1)
{
space++;
star = star - 2;
for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)
c.print (" ");
for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++)
c.print ("*");
for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)
c.print (" ");
c.print ("\n");
}
}
}

[Paul]

I tried to help, but I couldn't run the program, cause

code:

import hsa.Console;

I can't seem to import this, is this a standard thing that comes with JDK?
Im a noob, and I run java out of MS Dos prompt so...
I probably could help you a bit if I could run it and see what its like.

[BoXXi]

yeah it is a standard thing

[rizzix]

not it isn't.. its a package that comes with the software they use

[Prince]

its standard if ur usin Ready by good ol' HoltSoft, the ppl that brought us Turing ..... and is this topic not almost the exactly same thing i put up

[BoXXi]

i am not able to get rid of the first two lines ... rest everything is fine .... can anyone help me .... !!!!!

code:

import java.awt.*; import hsa.Console; public class Star {     static Console c;     public static void main (String [] args)     {         int n = 0;         int size = 0;         int space = 0, star = 1;         Console c = new Console ();         c.println ("Please enter an odd number from the range of 1-25");         n = c.readInt ();         space = n / 2;         star = n / 2;         while (space != 0)         {             for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)                 c.print (" ");             for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++)                 c.print ("*");             for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)                 c.print (" ");             space--;             star = star + 2;             c.print ("\n");         }         for (int i = 1 ; i < star ; i++);         c.print ("*");         for (int i = 1 ; i < star ; i++) //midle line             c.print ("*");         c.print ("\n");         while (star > 1)         {             space++;             star = star - 2;             for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)                 c.print (" ");             for (int i = 0 ; i < star ; i++)                 c.print ("*");             for (int i = 0 ; i < space ; i++)                 c.print (" ");             c.print ("\n");         }     } }

Mod edit: use the [ code ] tags, makes it easier to read

[Dark Mist]

i dont understand wat u are doin .... instead of doin that way y wond u just simply break it into two part one which prints out the first two lines and the second that prints out the other lines ....

[Paul]

Help you with what and why did you post here in this thread?

[rizzix]

well.. i've posted this before in some other thread.. but anyways..:

the for-loop draws out the lower part of the diamond. if u reverse the algorithm (which i haven't done) u can possibly create the upper part similarly

code:

int w = 9;     // width of diamond print    repeat " "  by  w - ((w - 2) mod w);  // might have to replace these print    repeat "*"  by  (w - 2) * 2;          // three lines with better code println;                                       // for (int i = w - 1; i >= 0; i--) {     print    repeat  " "  by   w - (i mod w);     print    repeat  "*"  by   i * 2;     println; }

PS: note this is not valid java code.. just pseudocode. but you should be able to make sense of it