Program 384: Symbol Hollow Parallelogram Pattern

Program 384: Symbol Hollow Parallelogram Pattern
 

#include<stdio.h>
main()
{
    int i,j,k=0,space=1,size;
    printf("Enter size\n");
    scanf("%d",&size);
    for(i=size;i>=1;i--)
    {
     for(j=1;j<=i;j++)
     {
      printf("*");      
     }   
     if(i!=size)
     {
       for(k=1;k<=space;k++)
       {
         printf(" ");
       }
        space+=2;
     }
     for(j=i;j>=1;j--)
     {
      if(j!=size)
      printf("*");
     }
     
     printf("\n");
     
    }
    
   //Reverse printing
    space-=4;
    for(i=2;i<=size;i++)
    {
     for(j=1;j<=i;j++)
     {
      printf("*");      
     }   
     if(i!=size)
     {
       for(k=1;k<=space;k++)
       {
         printf(" ");
       }
        space-=2;
     }
     for(j=i;j>=1;j--)
     {
      if(j!=size)
      printf("*");
     }
     
     printf("\n");
     
    }
}

Explanation:
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Output: