Use single loop instead of two loops to print a K-shaped pattern.
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public static void main(String[] args){ Scanner sc=new Scanner(System.in); int n=sc.nextInt(); for(int i=0,j=0; i=n && j==0 || j==(i-n)+1){ System.out.print("* "); j++; } else{ System.out.print(" "); j++; } }else{ j=0; i++; System.out.println(); } } }
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