Java Program to Print Greater Than Symbol Star Pattern

Program to Print Greater Than Symbol Star Pattern

In this article we are going to see how to print the greater than symbol star pattern

Example-1

When size value=7

*
  *
    *
      *
    *
  *
*

Example-2

When size value=5

*
  *
    *
  *
*

Now, let’s see the actual program to print it.

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Approach:

Enter size of the pattern and store it in an integer variable size.
Take one outer for loop to iterate the rows.
Take one inner for loops, to iterate the columns.
After each iteration print a newline.

JAVA Code:

Static Star Character
User Input Character

Method-1: Static Star Character

import java.util.Scanner;
class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int size, r, c;
    //Taking size as input from user
    System.out.print("Size : ");
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    size = scan.nextInt();

    int d = 1;
    //Outer Loop
    for (r = 1; r <= size; r++)
    {
        //Inner loop
        for (c = 1; c <= size; c++)
        {
            if (c == d)
                System.out.print("*");
            else
                System.out.print("  ");
        }
        //Prints a newline
        System.out.println();
        //Adjusting the d value
        if (r <= size / 2)
            d++;
        else
            d--;
    }
    }
}

Output:

Size : 5

*
  *
    *
  *
*

Method-2: User Input Character

import java.util.Scanner;
class Main
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int size, r, c;
    Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
    //Taking size as input from user
    System.out.print("Size : ");
    size = scan.nextInt();
    //Taking any random character as input from user
    System.out.print("Size : ");
    char greater = scan.next().charAt(0);

    int d = 1;
    //Outer Loop
    for (r = 1; r <= size; r++)
    {
        //Inner loop
        for (c = 1; c <= size; c++)
        {
            if (c == d)
                System.out.print(greater);
            else
                System.out.print("  ");
        }
        //Prints a newline
        System.out.println();
        //Adjusting the d value
        if (r <= size / 2)
            d++;
        else
            d--;
    }
    }
}

Output

Size : 5
Character : >

>
   >
      >
   >
>

C Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main()
{
    int size, r, c;
    //Taking size as input from user
    printf("Size : ");
    scanf("%d", &size);

    int d = 1;
    //Outer Loop
    for (r = 1; r <= size; r++)
    {
        //Inner loop
        for (c = 1; c <= size; c++)
        {
            if (c == d)
                printf("*");
            else
                printf(" ");
        }
        //Prints a newline
        printf("\n");
        //Adjusting the d value
        if (r <= size / 2)
            d++;
        else
            d--;
    }
    return 0;
}

Output:

Size : 5

*
  *
    *
  *
*

C++ Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{
    int size, r, c;
    //Taking size as input from user
    cout << "Size : ";
    cin >> size;

    int d = 1;
    //Outer Loop
    for (r = 1; r <= size; r++)
    {
        //Inner loop
        for (c = 1; c <= d; c++)
        {
            if (c == d)
                cout << "*";
            else
                cout << " ";
        }
        //Prints a newline
        cout << endl;
        //Adjusting the d value
        if (r <= size / 2)
            d++;
        else
            d--;
    }
    return 0;
}

Output:

Size : 5

*
  *
    *
  *
*

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