CCU programming course bonus question 1 solution 1

print a diamond using 8 for loops.c

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int current_row, total_upper_row, star, space;
    printf("Please enter a number: ");
    scanf("%d", &total_upper_row);
    for(current_row = 1; current_row <= total_upper_row; current_row++)
    {
        for(star = total_upper_row - current_row + 1; star >= 1; star--)
            //print stars on left-hand side
            printf("*");
        for(space = 1; space <= current_row * 2 + 1; space ++)
            printf(" ");
        for(star = total_upper_row - current_row + 1; star >= 1; star--)
            //print stars on right-hand side
            printf("*");
        printf("\n"); //new line after all stars and spaces are printed
    }

    printf("\n");

    for(current_row = total_upper_row; current_row >= 1; current_row--)
    {
        for(star = total_upper_row - current_row + 1; star >= 1; star--)
            //print stars on left-hand side
            printf("*");
        for(space = 1; space <= current_row * 2 + 1; space ++)
            //print space
            printf(" ");
        for(star = total_upper_row - current_row + 1; star >= 1; star--)
        {
            //print stars on right-hand side
            printf("*");
        }

        printf("\n"); //new line after all stars and spaces are printed
    }

    return 0;
}