nested loop problem!

Nov 18, 2012 at 8:35am
StKaz (1)
Hi guys, for most of you PROs out there might think that the question is quite lame but here it goes... i have to create a cross pattern in c++ that looks like this ...
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    **    
    **    
    **    
    **    
**********
**********
    **    
    **    
    **    
    **

using nested loops and only 2 cout messages such as cout<<"*"; and cout<<" ";
Ive managed to reach to the point where i get a single line cross ...
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#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
int x, y;
	for(x=-4; x<=4; x++)
	{
		for(y=-4; y<=4; y++)
			{
				if(x==0||y==0)
				{cout<<"*";}
				else 
				{cout<<" ";}
				
			}
		cout<<endl;
	}
system("pause");
return 0;
}
Edit & run on cpp.sh

Then i realized i have to consider the shape as 4 zones and i managed to get this
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         *
         *
         *
         *
         *
         *
         *
         *
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**********

by changing the if statement to 
 
 
if(x==4||y==4)

i guess this is the way it should be but i cant get the mirror cout for the other 3 zones in order to get the desired result...any help will be appreciated! Thanks!
Last edited on Nov 18, 2012 at 8:37am
Nov 18, 2012 at 10:10am
hamsterman (4538)
The code with the one line cross is very close. You only need to change line 11 to get a double cross. What kind of condition should x be given so that it is satisfied for two values?
Nov 18, 2012 at 12:35pm
closed account (3qX21hU5)
Like hamsterman said the original if(x==0||y==0) is very close just thinking about adding a some conditions.
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