Creating pyramids with for loops

[jericajam]

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[Junky]

Most important advice you can get: don't shove all your code into the main method. Break it down into smaller chunks and put each of these into their own methods.

main method {
    while user has not finished {
        get user choice
        if user selects c {
            call method to print normal pyramid
        else if user selects d {
            call method to print upside down pyramid
        }
        // etc
    }
}

[vanDarg]

I would set up the for loops as follows: Have one outside loop, with two other loops nested inside it, calculating spaces and size of the tree:

for ( ; ; ){     // Represents what row is being worked on
    for ( ; ; ){   // Represents the column for spaces
     // Print space(s)
    }
    // Make sure you decrement amount of spaces here
    for ( ; ; ) {  // Represents the column for the asterisks
    // Print asterisk(s)
    }
   // Begin a new line
}

[JavaPF]

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