/*
 * diamonds.java
 *
 * Created on June 4, 2007, 11:39 PM
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/**
 *
 * @author Julie Baumler
 */
public class diamonds {
    
    /** Creates a new instance of diamonds */
    public diamonds() {
    }
    
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int max_width=9; // # of chars wide to make diamond
        int width=max_width % 2 == 0? max_width/2: max_width/2 +1; 
        String stars="**********************************************";
        String spaces="                                             ";
        for ( int i=1; i<(width*2); i++ ) {
            //System.out.print("spaces=");
            System.out.print( spaces.substring(0, (i < width ? width -i : i%width)));
            //System.out.print(" stars=");
            System.out.println(stars.substring(0,2*(i<=width? i : width-(i%width))-1 ));
        }
            
    }
    
}