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  1. /* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
  2.  
  3. import java.util.*;
  4. import java.lang.*;
  5. import java.io.*;
  6.  
  7.  class Ideone {
  8.  
  9.     public static void main(String[] args) {
  10.         printPattern(3);
  11.     }
  12.  
  13.     public static void printPattern(int n) {
  14.         int totalRows = n + 2;
  15.         int totalCols = n * 2;
  16.  
  17.         // Top section: rows with spaces and 'e's
  18.         for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
  19.             // Print spaces
  20.             for (int j = 0; j < totalCols - 1; j++) {
  21.                 System.out.print(" ");
  22.             }
  23.             // Print 'e's
  24.                 System.out.print("e");
  25.  
  26.             System.out.println();
  27.         }
  28.  
  29.         // Middle section: pyramid of stars
  30.         for (int i = 0; i < n / 2 + 1; i++) {
  31.             // Print leading spaces
  32.             int numLeadingSpaces = totalCols - n - (n / 2) - 1 - i;
  33.             printChars(' ', numLeadingSpaces);
  34.  
  35.             // Print stars
  36.             int numStars = 2 * i + 1;
  37.             printChars('*', numStars);
  38.  
  39.             // Print trailing spaces
  40.             int numTrailingSpaces = (n / 2 + 1) - i - 1;
  41.             printChars(' ', numTrailingSpaces);
  42.  
  43.             // Print 'e's
  44.             int numEs = n - i;
  45.             printChars('e', numEs);
  46.  
  47.             System.out.println();
  48.         }
  49.  
  50.         // Bottom section: full line of stars
  51.         printChars('*', totalCols - n);
  52.         printChars('e', n);
  53.         System.out.println();
  54.     }
  55.  
  56.     // Helper method to print a character a specified number of times
  57.     private static void printChars(char character, int count) {
  58.         for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
  59.             System.out.print(character);
  60.         }
  61.     }
  62. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.1s 54776KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
     e
     e
     e
 * eee
***ee
***eee
https://ideone.com/xTvb7z
language:
Java (HotSpot 12)
created:
5 days ago
visibility:
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