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/**
* Created by Jo on 7/10/2017.
* For more exercises and lessons, visit http://shegertech.blogspot.com/
* Chapter 5, Exercise 4
*/
public class Q4Solution {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i=0;
int j=0;
for(i=1;i<=9;i=i+2){
for(j=1;j<=i;++j)
System.out.print("*");
System.out.print("\n");
}
for(i=9;i>=1;i=i-2){
for(j=i;j>=1;--j)
System.out.print("*");
System.out.print("\n");
}
System.out.print("\n");
}
}