diamond asterisks

[41U4izwU]

Hi, I am a beginner at c++. I am really stuck on this question and I really need help on it. I am trying to make diamond asterisks in c++. Here is the question: Write a program that prints the following diamond shape. You may use output statements that print either a single asterisk (*) or a single blank. Maximize your use of repetition ( with nested while or do/while structures) and minimize the number of output statements.

--*--
-***-
*****
-***-
--*--
This is the diamond. The dashes are meant to be spaces.
I really appreciate those who are willing to help me.

[tcs]

Please, this isn't a forum to let others do your homework.

The minimum you should have done yourself would be typing "diamond" into this forums search field at the top of this page.

[41U4izwU]

I have, but I need my teacher wants me to do it with while loops and everything else that I have seen is out of the range that I am learning right now.

[41U4izwU]

I've made a code, it's just I am using too many cout:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{

int counter=1;
int counter2=1;
while (counter<=1) {
counter=counter+1;
cout<<" ";
cout<<"*"<<"\n";
}
cout<<" ";
while (counter2<=3){

counter2=counter2+1;
cout<<"*";

}



cout<<"\n";
int counter3=1;
while(counter3<=5){
counter3=counter3+1;
cout<<"*";
}
cout<<"\n"<<" ";

int counter4=1;
while(counter4<=3){
counter4=counter4+1;
cout<<"*";
}


int counter5=1;
while(counter5<=1){
counter5=counter5+1;
cout<<"\n"<<" ";
cout<<"*";
}


return 0; }

[mae956]

i change you code... but i hope you like it..

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int i;

       for( i=0;i<3;i++)
       {
               for(int j=3;j>i;j--)
               cout<<" ";
                       for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
                       cout<<" *";
                       cout<<endl;
       }
       for(i=3;i>0;i--)
       {
               for(int j=3;j>i;j--)
               cout<<" ";
                       for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
                       cout<<" *";
                       cout<<endl;
                      
       }
       for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
       {
               for(int j=3;j>i;j--)
               cout<<" ";
                       for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
                       cout<<" *";
                       cout<<endl;
                       
        system("pause");
        return 0;
       } 
}

[41U4izwU]

Thank you for your answer, by I have not learned the for loop yet, so I need to put it in a while loop.

[41U4izwU]

I really need to answer this question as soon as possible, I would really appreciate it if someone was able to help me with it, using a while loop.

[tcs]

See: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/