What is wrong with my program?

[SomeAmazingGuy]

Hello, I am trying to output a specific pattern of hashes in this order (based off of user input)

#
##
###
####
#####

and


    #
   ##
  ###
 ####
#####

and

  #
  ##
 ###
 ####
#####

The program below is what I have tried so far, I know I have to nest a "for" loop to display the correct pattern, but no matter what I try, it won't seem to display the pattern I want. Any help is appreciated.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main ()
{
    int height, n,m,y,x;

    cout << "What is the height of the triangle? " << "\n";
    cin >> height;

    for (n = 1; n <= height; n++)
    {
       for (m = 1; m <= n; m++)

        cout << '#';
        cout << "\n";

    }


    for (y = 1; y <= height; y++)
    {
      for (x = 1; x <= y ; x++)

            cout <<'#';
            cout << "\n";

    }

}

[novellof]

Here you go use mine as a reference and fool around with it

int main ()
{
    for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { // change the number 6 to a variable the user will input
        for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
            cout << "#";
        }
        if(i > 0) //do not end line for the first iteration 
        cout << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}

[SomeAmazingGuy]

So far I have been able to do the first two pattern, but I am still having trouble doing the third one

  #
  ##
 ###
 ####
#####

Here is my updated code. If you can give me any hints on making the pattern above I would really appreciate it.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main ()
{
    int height;

    cout << "What is the height of the triangle? " << "\n";
    cin >> height;







//This loop displays hash pattern starting from the left side
for (int a = 1; a <= height; a++) //outer loop displays columns of first pattern
        {
        //nested loop displays rows of pattern
        for (int b = 1; b <= a; b++)

        cout << '#';
        cout << "\n";
         }

      


 //This loop displays hash pattern starting from the right side
for (int c = 1; c <= height; c++)   //outer loop displays columns of second pattern

       {
        
            //nested loop displays spaces needed to indent hashes in order to make second pattern
         for(int d = height-c; d>0; d--)

                cout << " ";


        //nested loop displays rows of second pattern
        for(int e = 1; e <= c; e++)

	    cout << '#';
            cout << "\n";
    }






    }

[48T7M4Gy]

Excellent. You've got the first two patterns. What you need to do for the third is look carefully for the pattern in the blank spaces vs the pattern in the #'s.

[SomeAmazingGuy]

Thank you, I have figured it out now.

   for (int c = 1; c <= height; c++)//outer loop displays columns of second pattern

        {
        //nested loop displays spaces needed to indent hashes in order to make second pattern
	for(int d = height - c; d>0; d=d-2)
            cout << " ";

            //nested loop displays rows of second pattern
            for(int e = 1; e <= c; e++)
                cout<< '#';
                cout << "\n";
        }

[SomeAmazingGuy]

Hmm something is definitely wrong with my code. When I ran the program in CodeBlocks, it compiled successfully and showed the correct patterns. However when I tried to compile the code in my class's website(hypergrade), it told me there was a run time error because the program ended abnormally. Do you think that there's anything in this program that could cause a run time error or maybe an infinite loop that I haven't seen?

Here is my complete code

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main ()
{
    int height;

    cout << "What is the height of the triangle? " << endl;

    cin >> height;







//The first loop displays hash pattern starting from the left side

    for (int a = 1; a <= height; a++)  //outer loop displays columns of first pattern

        {
        //nested loop displays rows of pattern
        for (int b = 1; b <= a; b++)
        cout << '#';
        cout << "\n";
        }








//The second loop displays hash pattern starting from the right side

    for (int c = 1; c <= height; c++)//outer loop displays columns of second pattern

        {
        //nested loop displays spaces needed to indent hashes in order to make second pattern
		for(int d = height - c; d>0; d--)
        cout << " ";
            //nested loop displays rows of second pattern
                    for(int e = 1; e <= c; e++)
                    cout << '#';
                    cout << "\n";
        }







//The third loop displays pattern in semi-Pyramid form

    for (int c = 1; c <= height; c++)//outer loop displays columns of second pattern

        {
        //nested loop displays spaces needed to indent hashes in order to make second pattern
	for(int d = height - c; d>1; d= d-2)
        cout << " ";

            //nested loop displays rows of second pattern
            for(int e = 1; e <= c; ++e)
                cout << '#';
                cout << "\n";
        }


}

[48T7M4Gy]

It runs OK using the gear wheel here. Maybe you need to clean and rebuild on your other system.

Nothing stands out to my eye except you really should have a "return 0;" at the end.

Congratulations on getting the third 'diagram'.