C++ Program to Print Hollow Star Pyramid Pattern

Write a C++ program to print the hollow star pyramid pattern using for loop.

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int i, j, k, rows;
     
    cout << "Enter Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern Row = ";
    cin >> rows;

    cout << "Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern\n"; 

    for(i = 1; i <= rows; i++)
    {
    	for(j = 1; j <= rows - i; j++)
		{
            cout << " ";
        }
        for(k = 1; k <= i * 2 - 1; k++)
        {
            if(k == 1 || k == i * 2 - 1 || i == rows)
            {
                cout << "*";
            }
            else
            {
                cout << " ";
            }
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }		
 	return 0;
}

This C++ example prints the hollow pyramid pattern of a given character using a while loop.

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int i, j, k, rows;
    char ch;
     
    cout << "Enter Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern Row = ";
    cin >> rows;

    cout << "Enter Symbol for Hollow Pyramid Pattern = ";
    cin >> ch;

    cout << "Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern\n"; 

    for(i = 1; i <= rows; i++)
    {
    	for(j = 1; j <= rows - i; j++)
		{
            cout << " ";
        }
        for(k = 1; k <= i * 2 - 1; k++)
        {
            if(k == 1 || k == i * 2 - 1 || i == rows)
            {
                cout << ch;
            }
            else
            {
                cout << " ";
            }
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }		
 	return 0;
}

Enter Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern Row = 14
Enter Symbol for Hollow Pyramid Pattern = &
Hollow Pyramid Star Pattern
             &
            & &
           &   &
          &     &
         &       &
        &         &
       &           &
      &             &
     &               &
    &                 &
   &                   &
  &                     &
 &                       &
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