import java.util.*; public class Steve1 { static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in); public static void main(String[] args) { int number=0; String numberString=""; String numberStringTop=""; String numberStringBottom=""; boolean done = false; double numberHalf=0; double numberWorking=0; double x=0; System.out.print("input number"+ "\n"); number = console.nextInt(); x = number; numberHalf = x/2; numberWorking = number; while(done == false){ for(int i=number; i >= 1; i--) { if(i == numberWorking || i == number - numberWorking + 1) numberString = numberString + "x"; else numberString = numberString + "."; } numberStringTop = numberStringTop + numberString + "\n"; if(numberWorking >= numberHalf + 1) numberStringBottom = numberString + "\n" + numberStringBottom; else; numberWorking--; if(numberWorking <= numberHalf) done = true; else; numberString = ""; } System.out.print("\n" + numberStringTop + numberStringBottom); } }