⭐📚Intermediate

Print Hollow Star Pyramid

Print hollow pyramid

A hollow pyramid prints stars only on the borders of the pyramid.

Program Code

hollow_pyramid.c

1#include <stdio.h>
2
3int main() {
4    int rows;
5    
6    printf("Enter number of rows: ");
7    scanf("%d", &rows);
8    
9    for (int i = 1; i <= rows; i++) {
10        // Print leading spaces
11        for (int j = 1; j <= rows - i; j++) {
12            printf(" ");
13        }
14        
15        // Print stars and spaces
16        for (int k = 1; k <= 2 * i - 1; k++) {
17            if (k == 1 || k == 2 * i - 1 || i == rows) {
18                printf("*");
19            } else {
20                printf(" ");
21            }
22        }
23        printf("\n");
24    }
25    
26    return 0;
27}