Java Program to Print Alphabet C Pattern

In this Java pattern program, we show the steps to print the stars in an Alphabet C shape or pattern using for loop, while loop, and functions.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Example 
{
	private static Scanner sc;
	
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		
		System.out.print("Enter Numbers of Rows = ");
		int rows = sc.nextInt();

		for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) 
		{
			if  (i > 0 && i < rows -  1) 
			{
				System.out.printf("*");
			}
			for (int j = 0; j < rows / 2 + 1; j++) 
			{
				if (i == 0 || i == rows - 1) 
				{
					System.out.printf(" *");
				}
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}
}

Enter Numbers of Rows = 15
 * * * * * * * *
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
 * * * * * * * *

Within this Alphabet C shape or Pattern program, we replaced the for loop with a while loop to print the stars at each position. For more Alphabet Patterns and star pattern programs, please use the hyperlinks.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Example 
{
	private static Scanner sc;
	
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		int rows, i, j;
		
		System.out.print("Enter Numbers of Rows = ");
		rows = sc.nextInt();

	    i = 0 ;
		while (i < rows )
		{
			System.out.printf("*");
			j = 0 ;
			while ( j < rows - 1 )
			{
				if (i == 0 || i == rows - 1) 
				{
					System.out.printf("*");
				}
				else
				{
					System.out.printf(" ");
				}
				j++;
			}
			System.out.println();
			i++;
		}
	}
}

Enter Numbers of Rows = 17
*****************
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*                
*****************

In this program, we created an AlphabetCShape function to print the Alphabet C Pattern or shape filled with stars on rows and columns.

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Example 
{
	private static Scanner sc;
	
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		
		System.out.print("Enter Numbers of Rows = ");
		int rows = sc.nextInt();

		System.out.print("Enter Character = ");
		char a = sc.next().charAt(0);

		AlphabetCShape(rows, a);
	}
	
	public static void AlphabetCShape(int rows, char a) 
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < rows; i++) 
		{
			if  (i > 0 && i < rows -  1) 
			{
				System.out.printf("%c", a);
			}
			for (int j = 0; j < rows / 2 + 1; j++) 
			{
				if (i == 0 || i == rows - 1) 
				{
					System.out.printf(" %c", a);
				}
			}
			System.out.println();
		}
	}
}