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  1.  class Ideone {
  2.  
  3.     public static void generatePattern(int n) {
  4.         int totalRows = n + 2;
  5.         int totalChars = (n * 2) + 4; // Total characters in the 'g' rows
  6.  
  7.         for (int i = 1; i <= totalRows; i++) {
  8.             if (i <= n) {
  9.                 // Rows 1 to n: all 'g's followed by 'e's
  10.                 for (int j = 0; j < totalChars - 1; j++) {
  11.                     System.out.print("g");
  12.                 }
  13.                 System.out.println("e");
  14.             } else if (i == n + 1) {
  15.                 // Row n+1: 'g's, a '*', and 'e's
  16.                 for (int j = 0; j < n - 1; j++) {
  17.                     System.out.print("g");
  18.                 }
  19.                 System.out.print("*");
  20.                 for (int j = 0; j < (totalChars - (n - 1) - 1 - 1); j++) {
  21.                     System.out.print("g");
  22.                 }
  23.                 System.out.println("e");
  24.             } else { // i == n + 2
  25.                 // Row n+2: '*'s and 'e's
  26.                 for (int j = 0; j < n + 2; j++) {
  27.                     System.out.print("*");
  28.                 }
  29.                 for (int j = 0; j < totalChars - (n + 2); j++) {
  30.                     System.out.print("e");
  31.                 }
  32.                 System.out.println();
  33.             }
  34.         }
  35.     }
  36.  
  37.     public static void main(String[] args) {
  38.  
  39.         generatePattern(5);
  40.  
  41.     }
  42. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.11s 52624KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
ggggggggggggge
ggggggggggggge
ggggggggggggge
ggggggggggggge
ggggggggggggge
gggg*gggggggge
*******eeeeeee
https://ideone.com/8EU4gm
language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
5 days ago
visibility:
public

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