I am trying to make the triangle I have made up side down.
Tried many times, but I don't know how to do this.
The code I have know is:
public static void drawPyramide(int lines, char symbol, boolean startDown) {
//TRIANGLE
if(startDown) {
//The triangle up side down should be here.
}
else {
int c = 1;
for (int i = 0; i < lines; i++) {
for (int j = i; j < lines; j++) {
System.out.print(" ");
}
for (int k = 1; k <= c; k++) {
if (k%2==0) System.out.print(" ");
else System.out.print(symbol);
}
System.out.print("\n");
c += 2;
}
}
}
Any suggestions how I can "flip" this triangle? Thanks.
To flip the triangle you really just need to change the direction of iteration. Instead of going from i = 0
to i < lines
you need to go down from i = lines-1
to i >= 0
You also need to change the c
to how many spaces and symbols you want to start with.
Could look like this:
int c = 2*lines;
for (int i = lines-1; i>=0; i--)
{
for (int j = i; j < lines; j++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for (int k = 1; k <= c; k++)
{
if (k % 2 == 0)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
else
{
System.out.print(symbol);
}
}
System.out.print("\n");
c -= 2;
}
Reverse the first loop condition i.e. start from number of line and decrease it. Also adjust you c
accordingly and make it reduce from high to low e.g. below:
int c = 2*lines-1;
for (int i = lines; i > 0; i--) {
for (int j = i; j < lines; j++) {
System.out.print(" ");
}
for (int k = 1; k <= c; k++) {
if (k%2==0) System.out.print(" ");
else System.out.print(symbol);
}
System.out.print("\n");
c -= 2;
}
import java.util.Scanner;
public class EquilateralTraingle {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
int side = sc.nextInt();
constructEquTri(side);
}
private static void constructEquTri(int length) {
// loop for each line
for (int i = length; i > 0; i--) {
// loop for initial spaces in each line
for (int k = 0; k < length - i; k++) {
System.out.print(" ");
}
// loop for printing * in each line
for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {
System.out.print("*");
System.out.print(" ");
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}
/*Output:
10
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * * *
* * * * * * * *
* * * * * * *
* * * * * *
* * * * *
* * * *
* * *
* *
*
*/