#include<stdio.h>//header file
#include<conio.h>//header file
void main() //starting of the main() function
{
int c=1,i,j,k,n,d; //declaration of the variables
clrscr();
printf("program to print a specific pattern");
printf("\n\n\n\t\t------------INPUT-------------");
printf("\n\nenter the range");
scanf("%d",&n); //taking input from the user
printf("\n\n\n\t\t------------OUTPUT------------");
printf("\n\n");
for(i=1;i<=(2*n)-1;i++)
printf("*");
printf("\n"); //printing output
for(i=1;i<n;i++)
{
for(j=1;j<=n-i;j++)
printf("*");
for(k=1;k<=c;k++)
printf(" ");
c=c+2;
for(d=1;d<=n-i;d++)
printf("*");
printf("\n");
}
getch();
}