Thread: Invert an integer Triangle?

Hi all,

I'm finding it difficult to get my head around the concept, but i managed to construct this for a section of my weekly assignment.

class Q4d
{
public static void main (String [] args)
	{
	int numberOfLines = 6;
	// Pattern D
	System.out.println();
	System.out.println("Pattern D");
	//Getting correct number of rows
	for (int lines = 1; lines <= numberOfLines; lines++)
		{
		//getting correct number of columns
		for (int columns = 1; columns <= numberOfLines - lines; columns++) 
			{
			System.out.print("  ");
			}
		//getting figures
		for (int number = 1; number <= lines; number++)
			{
			System.out.print(number + " ");
			}
		System.out.println();
		}
	}
}
 
Output = 
 
Pattern D
* * * * * 1 
* * * * 1 2 
* * * 1 2 3 
* * 1 2 3 4 
* 1 2 3 4 5 
1 2 3 4 5 6

The next question is asking me to present the same thing, only upside down.

I'm not sure on how to do this.

Any pointers in the right direction?

So it should look like this?:

1 2 3 4 5 6
  1 2 3 4 5
    1 2 3 4
      1 2 3
        1 2
          1

(That was hard to do.)

You can certainly print the first line. What has to happen after that?