• Tori (61/61) May 30 2013 /* licenced under the wtfpl license :D... as if i even understand
• estew (26/26) May 30 2013 Well, after a quick glance at the code you're iterating N times

"Tori " <rshenely yahoo.com> writes:

/* licenced under the wtfpl license :D... as if i even understand 
how to license*/




import std.stdio;

void main(){
	//yeah... im making a diamond pattern out off asterisks
	writeln("Pick a number that is odd");
	int chosen;
	bool oddnoteven = false;
	while(oddnoteven == false){
		write("Enter number here: ");
		readf(" %s", &chosen);
		int numbercheck = chosen % 2;
		if(numbercheck == 0){
			writeln("I really don't like even numbers mofo >:/... Just odd 
ones.. Try again? :D");
		}
		else{
			oddnoteven = true;
		}
	}
	
	int peak = (chosen + 1)/2;
	
	
	for(int counter = 0; counter < chosen + 1; ++counter){ // my fro 
block
		//Ok its not broken DO NOT KILL THE BLOCK!!!!!
		if(counter < peak){
			int spacesneeded = (peak - counter) - 1;
			for(int spacesmade = 0 ; spacesmade < spacesneeded; 
++spacesmade ){
				write(" ");
			}
			int shotsneeded = (2*counter) + 1;//(countxXXXerx + 1) +x 
(counterx + 1)/xxxxx2; uhh nope
			for(int shotsmade = 0; shotsmade < shotsneeded; ++shotsmade){
				write("*");
			}
			writeln();
		}
		//hmmm bastard block... >:/
		if(counter > peak){
			int spacesneeded = (counter - peak);
			for(int spacesmade = 0; spacesmade < spacesneeded; 
++spacesmade){
				write(" ");
			}
			int shotsneeded = (2*(chosen - counter))+ 1;
			for(int shotsfired = 0; shotsfired < shotsneeded; 
++shotsfired){
				write("*");
			}
			writeln();
		}
	}
}


ok i know its bad math, hope its not too much of a waste of serv 
space. so can someone shoot me an explain about why in my "fro 
block" i hav to add "+1" to chosen to perfectly make the diamond 
shape.. but it i take out the " + 1" it cuts of the last print... 
help please :(

"estew" <estewh gmail.com> writes:

Well, after a quick glance at the code you're iterating N times 
but only printing N-1 times. When counter == peak the loop does 
nothing so you'd get something like:

chosen=5
for(int counter = 0; counter < chosen ; ++counter){ // note +1 
removed }

counter = 0, 1, 2, [3]NO_PRINT, 4
   *0
  ***1
*****2
  ***4

(note: my ascii art, I assume this is what the code would 
produce...)
Now add the +1
for(int counter = 0; counter < chosen +1 ; ++counter){
0, 1, 2, [3]skip, 4, 5
   *0
  ***1
*****2
  ***4
   *5

With your implementation as it stands you need to skip iteration 
N/2+1 to get the correct output. But you still need to write N 
lines.

Hope that makes sense...!! :D
Stewart