number diamond

[mayman212]

Hi all

I am trying to print a pattern shown below:

          1

        23

        456

    7891011

1213141516

  17181920

    212223

      2425

        26

 

Any know how to do it? I'm a bit stuck, I completed it with asterix.

[mayman212]

<table>
<tr>
<td align="center">
<?PHP

$b = 1;
for ($a=1; $a<=10; $a++)
{
        echo str_repeat('*', $b);
        $b++;
        echo "<br>";
}
$b = 9;
for ($a=1; $a<=9; $a++)
{
        echo str_repeat('*', $b);
        $b--;
        echo "<br>";
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

 

this is the code for the asterix shape.

[Adam]

Is this homework?

[mayman212]

yeah

are you going to give me an idea?

[Adam]

Users will not post their homework questions expecting to get their homework coded for them. If you have a question about part of the assignment that you do not understand' date=' please post asking for an explanation rather than the code.[/quote']

[mayman212]

I asked for help, not how to do it.

[Adam]

Any know how to do it?

 

You asked how it's done. Unfortunately there's no well-known or documented solution for something like this- it's completely abstract and designed to get you thinking. Anyone here would need to sit down for at least a short period of time and have a think how to do it, which is what you should be doing. By all means if you get stuck with a coding issue or are close to finishing but can't work out a particular part, come back. I'm not trying to be a dick either, it's in your own interest to try and figure it out yourself.