#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
 
    void triangle(ostream& outs, unsigned int m, unsigned int n){
        if (m <= n){
            for (int i = 0; i < m; i++){
                cout<<"*";
            }
            cout<< endl;
            triangle(outs, m+1, n);  //getting error here
        } 
        else if (m > n) {
            for (int i = 0; i <= n; i++){
               cout<<"*";
            }
            cout<< endl;
            if (n) {
                triangle(outs, m, n-1);
            }
        }
    }
 
int main() {
    triangle(cout, 3, 5);
    return 0;
}

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