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  1.  
  2. import java.util.Scanner;
  3.  
  4.  class Ideone {
  5.  
  6.     public static void main(String[] args) {
  7.         // Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
  8.         // System.out.print("Enter an integer (e.g., 3): ");
  9.         // int n = scanner.nextInt();
  10.         // printPattern(n);
  11.         // scanner.close();
  12.  
  13.         printPattern(3);
  14.     }
  15.  
  16.     public static void printPattern(int n) {
  17.         int totalRows = n + 2;
  18.         int totalCols = n * 2;
  19.  
  20.         // Top section: rows with spaces and 'e's
  21.         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
  22.             // Print spaces
  23.             for (int j = 0; j < totalCols - n; j++) {
  24.                 System.out.print(" ");
  25.             }
  26.             // Print 'e's
  27.             for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
  28.                 System.out.print("e");
  29.             }
  30.             System.out.println();
  31.         }
  32.  
  33.         // Middle section: pyramid of stars
  34.         for (int i = 0; i < n / 2 + 1; i++) {
  35.             // Print leading spaces
  36.             int numLeadingSpaces = totalCols - n - (n / 2) - 1 - i;
  37.             printChars(' ', numLeadingSpaces);
  38.  
  39.             // Print stars
  40.             int numStars = 2 * i + 1;
  41.             printChars('*', numStars);
  42.  
  43.             // Print trailing spaces
  44.             int numTrailingSpaces = (n / 2 + 1) - i - 1;
  45.             printChars(' ', numTrailingSpaces);
  46.  
  47.             // Print 'e's
  48.             int numEs = n - i;
  49.             printChars('e', numEs);
  50.  
  51.             System.out.println();
  52.         }
  53.  
  54.         // Bottom section: full line of stars
  55.         printChars('*', totalCols - n);
  56.         printChars('e', n);
  57.         System.out.println();
  58.     }
  59.  
  60.     // Helper method to print a character a specified number of times
  61.     private static void printChars(char character, int count) {
  62.         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
  63.             System.out.print(character);
  64.         }
  65.     }
  66. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.12s 54672KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
   eee
   eee
   eee
 * eee
***ee
***eee
https://ideone.com/P8v1fd
language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
5 days ago
visibility:
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