easy java question, printing stars

i want to print this figure




how do i do this? using for loops ?
i tried this:

for(int i = 0 ; i < 10 ; i++){
for(int j = 0 ; j < 10 ; j++){
if( i < j ) System.out.print("*) ;
else continue ;
}
System.out.println() ;
}

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Regards,
Sriram.V

It looks as though you are guessing about your code. You ought to write it on paper before you try writing any code. Turn your computer off and write down the algorithm. When you have got that written, you will find it easy to write the code.
And there is no need for continue; or break; statements.

i got it done , thanks a lot

And how did you do it? Please show us.

i believe someone can refactor it , and write shorter code


if you know how, do it , (much appreciated)!


i m pretty sure this code can be shorter

There is quite a lot you can refactor.
Names of identifiers should not normally use _ characters.
You should not use == false or == true. If you have a boolean b, write if (b) ... or if (!b) ...
It looks confused with the nested loops. I would suggest you create a printLineOfCharsWithSpaces(int lineLength, int spaces, char c) method, so if it is called like this printLineOfChars(6, 3, '+'), it prints “   + + + + + + [line-end]”, that is 3 spaces and 6 +s separated by single spaces. You can obviously change that depending on what you intend to print.
I would suggest you find out about the Math#abs() method, so you can count down from 3 to 0 and back up to 3 (that makes 7 lines).
If you put the right conditions on the loop, you can avoid break; and continue; statements.

Campbell Ritchie wrote:
You should not use == false or == true. If you have a boolean b, write if (b) ... or if (!b) ...

And once you fix that, rather than


You can just skip the second else and write



And for ease of readability, you may want to change the order, so it becomes


although that depends on the specific conditions and semantics of what you're testing.

Are you sure you don't want to print



or




Look closely there are subtle differences between what you posted