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Message: <blockquote data-quote="madurax86" data-source="post: 5589127" data-attributes="member: 1293">[code]#include <cstdlib>#include <iostream>#include <windows.h> //windows header file, we will be using some functions from thisusing namespace std;void gotoxy(int x, int y)   //a function i took from the internet that will set the cursor at a given point in the console {    COORD coord;    // COORD is a C,C++ type for 2D points    coord.X = x;    coord.Y = y;    SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), coord); //this line uses the functions from windows.h (header file) to set the cursor where we need}main(int argc, char *argv[]) // the main routine that is called when the program is started, the arguments are optional{    int i,j,k,l;    cin>>k; //read the number of lines that we need to draw a diamond    for (i=0;i<=k;i++) //count from 0 to k    {        for (j=abs((k+1)/2-i)+1;j<=k-abs((k+1)/2-i);j++) //i adjusted this after some serious testing, I'll explain it below it takes alot of space        {                gotoxy(j,i+2); //goto the point j,i+10 in console            cout<<"*"; // write a "*" at that point        }        }    cout<<endl;    system("PAUSE"); //gives 'press any key to continue'}[/code]When it counts form 0 to k that changes the y coordinate of the point where we are going to print the *because the for loops are nested for example[code]for (x=0;x<10;x++){    for (y=0;y<10;y++){        gotoxy(x,y);        cout<<"*";    }}[/code]will print a 10x10 square so we have configured what we want to do with the y coordinate it  just keeps going down ..but the x coordinate is not like that it should goto where it prints the top * first then in the next line it should go where the second line's first star prints and should print 2 stars instead of oneabs(q) gives the absolute value of q, |q|i have used it to get a series of numbers going up once and then coming down after a number for example  the graph, y=abs(10-x) or y=|10-x| is like that draw it and see if you want.i used that to draw the diamond it sounds complex but actually i didnt go thru much complex stuff i just got the pattern and adjusted it!..keep in mind that I did NOT write that code on my 1st try it was after a lot of compilations that I got the code working the way I want <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/P.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":P" title=":P    :P" data-shortname=":P" /></blockquote>

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