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Print a pyramid of stars given the height
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import UIKit | |
//Write a function that accepts an Int and prints out a sideways pyramid of that height. | |
func pyramid(height: Int) { | |
for i in 1...height { | |
printStarline(height: i) | |
} | |
for i in stride(from: height-1, to: 0, by: -1) { | |
printStarline(height: i) | |
} | |
} | |
func printStarline(height: Int) { | |
var starline = "" | |
for _ in 1...height { | |
starline += "*" | |
} | |
print(starline) | |
} | |
func reversePyramid(height: Int) { | |
var space = height - 1 | |
for i in 1...height { | |
rightAlignStarline(space: space, stars: i) | |
space -= 1 | |
} | |
space += 2 | |
for i in stride(from: height-1, to: 0, by: -1) { | |
rightAlignStarline(space: space, stars: i) | |
space += 1 | |
} | |
} | |
func rightAlignStarline(space: Int, stars: Int) { | |
let spaces = String(repeating: " ", count: space) | |
let stars = String(repeating: "*", count: stars) | |
let starline = spaces + stars | |
print(starline) | |
} | |
pyramid(height: 5) | |
reversePyramid(height: 5) | |
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