//Diego Martinez CSC5 Chapter 2, P. 83,#16
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* Displaying Diamond Pattern
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* This program displays a diamond-shaped star pattern.
*
* There is no formula to follow.
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* INPUT
*
* OUTPUT
* This program prints a diamond-shaped star pattern
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
//Upper half of Diamond
cout << " *" << endl;
cout << " ***" << endl;
cout << " *****" << endl;
cout << "*******" << endl;
//Lower half of Diamond
cout << " *****" << endl;
cout << " ***" << endl;
cout << " *" << endl;
return 0;
}
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