Harvard C Assignment 1

mario.c

// mario.c
//
// prints pyrimid block wall with stair step on both sides with valley of
// spaces in the middle
//
// Sample output
//
// Height:
// 4
//    #  #
//   ##  ##
//  ###  ###
// ####  ####

#include <cs50.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    int height;
    // get user input
    // valid input positive numbers between 1 and 8 inclusive
    do
    {
        height = get_int("Height:\n");
    }
    while (height < 1 || height >= 9);

        // print rows of the wall
        for (int rowCount = 1; rowCount <= height; rowCount++)
        {
            // add spaces as needed to each row
            for (int spacesToAdd = 0; spacesToAdd <= height; spacesToAdd++)
            {
                if (rowCount < spacesToAdd)
                {
                    printf(" ");
                }

            }
            // print half the row of # blocks
            for (int blockCount = 0; blockCount < rowCount; blockCount++)
            {
                printf("#");
            }

            // print the space in between
            printf("  ");

            // print the other half the row of # blocks
            for (int blockCount = 0; blockCount < rowCount; blockCount++)
            {
                printf("#");
            }
            // print end of line return
            printf("\n");

        }

}