Hollow Concentric Hexagram of Stars
This program prints a hollow concentric hexagram using stars.
Problem Statement
Write a Java program that prints concentric hollow hexagrams with 7 rows.
Source Code
| 1 | public class HollowConcentricHexagramStars { |
| 2 | public static void main(String[] args) { |
| 3 | int n=7; |
| 4 | for(int i=0;i<n;i++){ |
| 5 | for(int j=0;j<n;j++){ |
| 6 | if(i==j || i+j==n-1 || i==0 || i==n-1 || j==0 || j==n-1) |
| 7 | System.out.print("* "); |
| 8 | else System.out.print(" "); |
| 9 | } |
| 10 | System.out.println(); |
| 11 | } |
| 12 | } |
| 13 | } |
Program Output
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Explanation
The border and both diagonal conditions are combined identically to the octagon pattern, forming the same star-marked cross-and-border shape used to approximate a hexagram-like star outline.