For loops help

[paolo.arimado]

Dear everyone,

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course. The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am
awake, he's asleep. Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I
need help. I have to get this program up and running ASAP. I tried
searching everywhere for help, but there's none except for this group.
My textbook isn't much of a help either. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP I WILL GET!

[Vladimir Oka]

pa***********@gmail.com wrote:

Dear everyone,

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course. The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am
awake, he's asleep. Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I
need help. I have to get this program up and running ASAP. I tried
searching everywhere for help, but there's none except for this group.
My textbook isn't much of a help either. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP I WILL GET!

Post some of the attempts you have made. Nobody will just give you the
solution. Also, read the link below, especially where it talks about
(or links to) how a homework question should be asked:

http://www.clc-wiki.net/wiki/Introdu...to_comp.lang.c

I can offer one solution, though I doubt that's what you're looking
for:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
int i;

for (i=0; i<1; i++)
{
printf(" *\n");
printf(" ***\n");
printf(" *****\n");
printf(" *******\n");
printf("*********\n");
printf("*********\n");
printf(" *******\n");
printf(" *****\n");
printf(" ***\n");
printf(" *\n");
}

return 0;
}

[Christopher Benson-Manica]

pa***********@gmail.com wrote:

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:
(snip asterisks)
I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly.
Post your best attempt. We'll fix your code, but we won't write it
for you.
I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course.

And post to the correct newsgroup. comp.lang.c++ is that way ---->

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ataru(at)cyberspace.org | don't, I need to know. Flames welcome.

[Richard Bos]

pa***********@gmail.com wrote:

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
puts(" *");
puts(" ***");
puts(" *****");
puts(" *******");
puts("*********");
puts("*********");
puts(" *******");
puts(" *****");
puts(" ***");
puts(" *");
puts("");
puts("Copyright 2006 Richard L. Bos - all rights reserved.");

return 0;
}
I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course.
Then a. you want to replace <stdio.h> with something like <cstdio.h++>;
b. you want something like stdout << instead of puts(; and c. you need
to ask in comp.lang.c++, not comp.lang.c.
The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am awake, he's asleep.
Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I need help.
They don't have e-mail in the US? Gosh. I knew that country was a bit
primitive in some aspects, but that's truly backwards.
I have to get this program up and running ASAP.

I really, really doubt that.

FWIW: DYODH. HTH; HAND.

Richard

[pete]

pa***********@gmail.com wrote:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

/* BEGIN new.c */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#define FIVE 5

void function(char *array, int max, int limit);
char *str_rev(char *s);

int main(void)
{
char array[FIVE] = "";
int counter;

counter = FIVE;
while (counter-- != 0) {
function(array, FIVE - 1, counter);
}
for (counter = 0; counter != FIVE; ++counter) {
function(array, FIVE - 1, counter);
}
return 0;
}

void function(char *array, int max, int limit)
{
int count;

for (count = 0; count != limit; ++count) {
array[count] = ' ';
}
while (count != max) {
array[count] = '*';
++count;
}
printf(array);
putchar('*');
str_rev(array);
puts(array);
}

char *str_rev(char *s)
{
char *t, swap;
char *const p = s;

if (s[0] != '\0' && s[1] != '\0') {
t = s + 1 + strlen(s + 2);
do {
swap = *t;
*t-- = *s;
*s++ = swap;
} while (t > s);
}
return p;
}

/* END new.c */

--
pete

[osmium]

<pa***********@gmail.com> wrote:

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course. The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am
awake, he's asleep. Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I
need help. I have to get this program up and running ASAP. I tried
searching everywhere for help, but there's none except for this group.
My textbook isn't much of a help either. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP I WILL GET!

Resolve to do it in two parts, the asterisks are growing or the asterisks
are shrinking.

For the growing asterisks:
Write two functions, one to print n spaces and another to print n asterisks.
Call these functions with the appropriate parameters, and have the main loop
provide the end of line. That is, one iteration of the for loop prints one
*line*.

Make a table like this:

line nbr nbr asterisks
1 1
2 3
3 5
4 6

Note the sequence and provide appropriate code in the for loop to provide
the appropriate value to the asterisk printing function.

Note well how the liberal use of functions empties the mind of extraneous
non-interesting (at the moment) things.

Now do the shrinking asterisks bit.

Done.
-----
I *finally* figured out what HW is. Homework!

[Richard Heathfield]

pa***********@gmail.com said:

Dear everyone,

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course. The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am
awake, he's asleep. Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I
need help. I have to get this program up and running ASAP. I tried
searching everywhere for help, but there's none except for this group.
My textbook isn't much of a help either. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP I WILL GET!

My pleasure.

#define M 002354l
#define A 000644l
#define G 000132l
#define I 000322l
#define C 000374l

#define a ;
#define b for
#define c ++
#define d %
#define e int
#define f ,
#define g -
#define h 011
#define i =
#define j {
#define k )
#define l '\n'
#define m main
#define n <
#define o }
#define p >
#define q &&
#define r (
#define s ||
#define t ?
#define u putchar
#define v void
#define w '*'
#define x :
#define y ' '
#define _ /
#define C_O_O_L return

e u r e k a

e
m r
v k j
j j j j
j j j j j
j j j j j j
j j j j j j j
j e z a b r z i
M _ A _ G _ I _ C
a z n G a u r z d h
+ z _ h p M _ A q z d
h + z _ h n M _ G q z _
h n z d h + M _ I q z _ h
p z d h g M _ C t w x y k f
z d h g h + 1 s u r l k f z c
k a u r l k a j j j j j j j j j
j j C_O_O_L M _ A _ G _ I _ C a o
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)

[Vladimir Oka]

Richard Heathfield wrote:

pa***********@gmail.com said:

Dear everyone,

Can someone please help me on my HW. I'm trying to write a program
that will display the following:

*
***
*****
*******
*********
*********
*******
*****
***
*

I'm having a hard time writing a code for this one. I tried several
times, but I can't get it to work properly. I live in Japan and I take
an online C++ course. The instructor lives in the US so whenever I am
awake, he's asleep. Therefore, I cannot contact him directly when I
need help. I have to get this program up and running ASAP. I tried
searching everywhere for help, but there's none except for this group.
My textbook isn't much of a help either. I WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
HELP I WILL GET!

My pleasure.

#define M 002354l
#define A 000644l
#define G 000132l
#define I 000322l
#define C 000374l

#define a ;
#define b for
#define c ++
#define d %
#define e int
#define f ,
#define g -
#define h 011
#define i =
#define j {
#define k )
#define l '\n'
#define m main
#define n <
#define o }
#define p >
#define q &&
#define r (
#define s ||
#define t ?
#define u putchar
#define v void
#define w '*'
#define x :
#define y ' '
#define _ /
#define C_O_O_L return

e u r e k a

e
m r
v k j
j j j j
j j j j j
j j j j j j
j j j j j j j
j e z a b r z i
M _ A _ G _ I _ C
a z n G a u r z d h
+ z _ h p M _ A q z d
h + z _ h n M _ G q z _
h n z d h + M _ I q z _ h
p z d h g M _ C t w x y k f
z d h g h + 1 s u r l k f z c
k a u r l k a j j j j j j j j j
j j C_O_O_L M _ A _ G _ I _ C a o
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o

Thank you! You've definitely made my day! LoL

[Robert Latest]

On Thu, 11 May 2006 14:00:50 +0000,
Richard Heathfield <in*****@invalid.invalid> wrote
in Msg. <Iv******************************@bt.com>

#define M 002354l
#define A 000644l
#define G 000132l
#define I 000322l
#define C 000374l
[...]
h n z d h + M _ I q z _ h
p z d h g M _ C t w x y k f
z d h g h + 1 s u r l k f z c
k a u r l k a j j j j j j j j j
j j C_O_O_L M _ A _ G _ I _ C a o
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o
o o o o

OK, let's un-obfuscate this a little bit:

------
int putchar(int);

int main(void)
{
int z;

for (z =
002354l / 000644l / 000132l / 000322l / 000374l; z < 000132l;
putchar(z % 011 + z / 011 > 002354l / 000644l
&& z % 011 + z / 011 < 002354l / 000132l
&& z / 011 < z % 011 + 002354l / 000322l
&& z / 011 > z % 011 - 002354l / 000374l ? '*' : ' '),
z % 011 - 011 + 1 || putchar('\n'), z++);
putchar('\n');
return 002354l / 000644l / 000132l / 000322l / 000374l;
}
------

Ho do you come up with stuff like this? I don't get it. My mind doesn't
work that way.

Puzzled,
robert

[Richard Heathfield]

Robert Latest said:

for (z =
002354l / 000644l / 000132l / 000322l / 000374l; z < 000132l;
putchar(z % 011 + z / 011 > 002354l / 000644l
&& z % 011 + z / 011 < 002354l / 000132l
&& z / 011 < z % 011 + 002354l / 000322l
&& z / 011 > z % 011 - 002354l / 000374l ? '*' : ' '),
z % 011 - 011 + 1 || putchar('\n'), z++);
putchar('\n');
return 002354l / 000644l / 000132l / 000322l / 000374l;
}
------

Ho do you come up with stuff like this? I don't get it. My mind doesn't
work that way.

Well, I see no point using two loops when one will do, that's all.

I also don't think a program is sufficiently obfuscated if its workings are
immediately clear to the reader after running the source through cpp and
indent!

--
Richard Heathfield
"Usenet is a strange place" - dmr 29/7/1999
http://www.cpax.org.uk
email: rjh at above domain (but drop the www, obviously)

[Toni]

lovely. This surely redefines creative programming.

[Keith Thompson]

Toni <de*******@gmail.com> writes:

lovely. This surely redefines creative programming.

What does?

Read <http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/>.

--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) ks***@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
San Diego Supercomputer Center <*> <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[zwjzhangwenjin]

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

[CBFalconer]

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

--
"If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use
the broken "Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on
"show options" at the top of the article, then click on the
"Reply" at the bottom of the article headers." - Keith Thompson
More details at: <http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/>
Also see <http://www.safalra.com/special/googlegroupsreply/>

[Andrew Poelstra]

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

Here it is, basically: Click on 'More Options' and 'Add Reply' to reply
using the Google Groups interface. Don't use the broken 'Reply' button.

[Vladimir Oka]

Andrew Poelstra opined:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

Here it is, basically: Click on 'More Options' and 'Add Reply' to
reply using the Google Groups interface. Don't use the broken 'Reply'
button.

Looked quite alright for me, strangely enough (KNode on SUSE). Usenet
*is* a strange place, after all.

--
Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected.
-- Spock, "The Squire of Gothos", stardate 2124.5

<http://clc-wiki.net/wiki/Introduction_to_comp.lang.c>

[CBFalconer]

Andrew Poelstra wrote:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

Here it is, basically: Click on 'More Options' and 'Add Reply' to
reply using the Google Groups interface. Don't use the broken
'Reply' button.

It normally shows, and is in the usenet article. The only place it
should be suppressed is in a reply to my article. If your reader
doesn't show it on a normal read, something is wrong with your
reader.

--
"If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use
the broken "Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on
"show options" at the top of the article, then click on the
"Reply" at the bottom of the article headers." - Keith Thompson
More details at: <http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/>
Also see <http://www.safalra.com/special/googlegroupsreply/>

[Andrew Poelstra]

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

Andrew Poelstra wrote:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

Here it is, basically: Click on 'More Options' and 'Add Reply' to
reply using the Google Groups interface. Don't use the broken
'Reply' button.

It normally shows, and is in the usenet article. The only place it
should be suppressed is in a reply to my article. If your reader
doesn't show it on a normal read, something is wrong with your
reader.

True, but the interesting thing is that it /does/ show in every single
post you make, with the exception of the one that I replied to.
Perhaps my ISP's news server flaked out or something.

[Keith Thompson]

Andrew Poelstra <ap*******@localhost.localdomain> writes:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

Andrew Poelstra wrote:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:
zw************@gmail.com wrote:
>
> just a test. i just can speak a little englise.
>
> everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

Here it is, basically: Click on 'More Options' and 'Add Reply' to
reply using the Google Groups interface. Don't use the broken
'Reply' button.

It normally shows, and is in the usenet article. The only place it
should be suppressed is in a reply to my article. If your reader
doesn't show it on a normal read, something is wrong with your
reader.

True, but the interesting thing is that it /does/ show in every single
post you make, with the exception of the one that I replied to.
Perhaps my ISP's news server flaked out or something.

That is odd. The sig definitely showed up when I read the article.

--
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San Diego Supercomputer Center <*> <http://users.sdsc.edu/~kst>
We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this.

[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On 2006-05-14, Andrew Poelstra wrote:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

In slrn, toggle showing the sig with \.

--
Chris F.A. Johnson, author <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
===== My code in this post, if any, assumes the POSIX locale
===== and is released under the GNU General Public Licence

[Andrew Poelstra]

On 2006-05-15, Chris F.A. Johnson <cf********@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2006-05-14, Andrew Poelstra wrote:

On 2006-05-14, CBFalconer <cb********@yahoo.com> wrote:

zw************@gmail.com wrote:

just a test. i just can speak a little englise.

everybody's answer is so interesting that i can not help reply

Then read and heed the following sig.

Your sig didn't show that time, it seems.

In slrn, toggle showing the sig with \.

Thanks, Chris. I'm going to take a trek through my help files now...