Write a C program to print the following pattern:
*
* * *
* * * * *
* * * * * * *
* *
* * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * *
* *
* * * * * * *
* * * * *
* * *
*Program: #include
/*
* nos = Num. of spaces required in the triangle.
* i = Counter for the num. of charcters to print in each row
* skip= A flag for checking whether to
* skip a character in a row.
*
*/
int triangle(int nos, int i, int skip) {
char prnt = '*';
int s, j;
for (s = nos; s >= 1; s--) {
printf(" ");
}
for (j = 1; j <= i; j++) {
if (skip != 0) {
if (i == 4 && j == 1) {
continue;
}
}
printf("%2c", prnt);
}
return 0;
}
int main() {
int i, nos = 4;
for (i = 1; i <= 7; (i = i + 2)) {
triangle(nos, i, 0);
nos--;
printf("\n");
}
nos = 5;
for (i = 1; i <= 4; i++) {
triangle(1, i, 0); //one space needed in each case of the formation
triangle(nos, i, 1); //skip printing one star in the last row.
nos = nos - 2;
printf("\n");
}
nos = 1;
for (i = 3; i >= 1; i--) {
triangle(1, i, 0);
triangle(nos, i, 0);
nos = nos + 2;
printf("\n");
}
nos = 1;
for (i = 7; i >= 1; (i = i - 2)) {
triangle(nos, i, 0);
nos++;
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}