package com.stevehecker.starpattern;

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {


System.out.println("Enter number of digits for star pattern: ");
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int amount = scan.nextInt();

for(int i = 1; i <= amount; i++) {
for(int j=0; j < i; j++) {
System.out.println("*");
}
System.out.println();
}


for (int i=amount -1; i > 0; i--) {
for(int j=0; j < i; j++) {
System.out.println("*");
}
System.out.println();
}



}
}