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  1. #include <stdio.h>
  2. void printBlank(int numRows) {
  3.     printf(" ");
  4.     if(numRows > 1) {
  5.         printBlank( numRows - 1 );
  6.     }
  7. }
  8.  
  9. void printStar(int numStars) {
  10.  
  11.     printf("*");
  12.  
  13.     if(numStars > 1)
  14.     {
  15.         printStar(numStars - 1);
  16.     }
  17. }
  18.  
  19. int recurse(int maxRows, int minStars) {
  20.  
  21.     printBlank( maxRows-- );
  22.     printStar( minStars );
  23.     printf("\n");
  24.  
  25.     if ( maxRows < 1){ 
  26.     	return 0;
  27.     }
  28.     else
  29.     {
  30.     	 recurse( maxRows, minStars + 2);
  31.     }
  32. }
  33.  
  34. int main(void) {
  35.  
  36.     int endRows = 5;
  37.     int startStars = 1;
  38.  
  39.     recurse( endRows, startStars );
  40. }
  41.  
  42.  
Success #stdin #stdout 0s 9432KB
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     *
    ***
   *****
  *******
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https://ideone.com/PrtkPl
language:
C (gcc 8.3)
created:
6 years ago
visibility:
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