Basics Exam 20 December 2014

Problem_3___Boat

using System;

namespace Problem_3___Boat
{
    class Boat
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int size = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());            
            int dots = size - 1;
            int asterics = 1;

            for (int row = 0; row < size; row++)
            {
                string rightDots = new string('.', size);
                string leftDots = new string('.', dots);
                string flag = new string('*', asterics);
                Console.WriteLine("{0}{1}{2}", leftDots, flag, rightDots);
                dots = (row < size / 2) ? (dots -= 2) : (dots += 2);
                asterics = (row < size / 2) ? (asterics += 2) : (asterics -= 2);
            }

            dots = 0;
            asterics = size * 2;

            for (int row = 0; row < size / 2; row++)
            {
                string space = new string('.', dots);
                string body = new string('*', asterics);
                Console.WriteLine("{0}{1}{0}", space, body);
                dots++;
                asterics -= 2;
            }
        }
    }
}