public class Pattern
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
//logic to print the first half pattern
for(int i=1; i<=10; i++)
{
for(int j=1; j<=10-i+1; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
//loop calculates space
for(int k=1; k<=2*i-2; k++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for(int j=1; j<=10-i+1; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
}
for(int i=9; i>=1; i--)
{
for(int j=i; j<=10; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
for(int k=1; k<=(2*i)-2; k++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for(int j=i; j<=10; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
//logic to print the first half pattern
for(int i=1; i<=10; i++)
{
for(int j=1; j<=10-i+1; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
//loop calculates space
for(int k=1; k<=2*i-2; k++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for(int j=1; j<=10-i+1; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();
}
for(int i=9; i>=1; i--)
{
for(int j=i; j<=10; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
for(int k=1; k<=(2*i)-2; k++)
{
System.out.print(" ");
}
for(int j=i; j<=10; j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}
System.out.println();