[iamosi]

I need to make 4 triangles. HELP!!!! How do i space the last two triangles?

*
**
***
****
*****
******
*******
********
*********
**********

**********
*********
********
*******
******
*****
****
***
**
*

*
**
***
****
*****
******
*******
********
*********
********** (this is supposed to be a right triangle _|)

And the last one is the same way except the right angle is this way _
| )

#include <stdio.h>
#define SIZE 10

int main( void )
{

   int n[SIZE] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10};
   int b[SIZE] = {10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1};
   int i;
   int j;

printf( "\n(A)\n" );


for ( i=0; i < SIZE; i++ ){
   
   
	for ( j = 1; j <=n[ i ]; j++ ){
	   printf( "%c", '*' );
	}

   printf( "\n" );
	}

printf( "\n(B)\n" );


for ( i=0; i < SIZE; i++ ){
   
   
	for ( j = 1; j <=b[ i ]; j++ ){
	   printf("%c", '*' );
	}

   printf( "\n" );
	}
return 0;
}

*edit: Please use code tags in the future, thanks!

This post has been edited by Martyr2: 27 April 2008 - 07:49 PM

[Martyr2]

You might want to check out my blog which covers shape building like this. It is using Java, but the syntax is very similar to C++ and you should be able to easily adapt it. The first example shows the standard facing left, the second shows the right triangle facing right.

Notice that I introduce a loop for handling the spaces. That will be the trick to help you out.

Enjoy!

Martyr2's Programming Underground - Building Shapes with Loops

[iamosi]

Martyr2, on 27 Apr, 2008 - 07:54 PM, said:

You might want to check out my blog which covers shape building like this. It is using Java, but the syntax is very similar to C++ and you should be able to easily adapt it. The first example shows the standard facing left, the second shows the right triangle facing right.

Notice that I introduce a loop for handling the spaces. That will be the trick to help you out.

Enjoy!

Martyr2's Programming Underground - Building Shapes with Loops

Thanks. I just looked at the tutorial. I'm now having trouble trying to translate it into C.

[gabehabe]

iamosi, on 27 Apr, 2008 - 08:19 PM, said:

Thanks. I just looked at the tutorial. I'm now having trouble trying to translate it into C.

Here it is, converted to C:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
	// lets make rows = 5 for sake of argument
	int rows = 5;


	 // Find out our starting space count
	 int spaces = rows - 1;

	 // Loop through the rows
	 for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) {
		  // Here we have to first print the spaces before our asterisks
		  // So we loop through the spaces and print those.
		  for (int j = 0; j < spaces; j++) {
			   printf(" ");
		  }


		  // Then we loop through the remaining columns of the row and print asterisks.
		  // Again we find asterisks by taking our row and subtracting the number of spaces.
		  for (int j = 0; j < (rows - spaces); j++) {
			   printf("*");
		  }

		  // New row
		  printf("\n");

		  // Decrease the space count, resulting in another asterisk printing next time around.
		  spaces--;
	 }
}

Hope this helps