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#Program to Print alphabet 'V' in Star Pattern

Expected Output:

*       *

 *     * 

  *   *  

   * *   

    *    

Code in Java:

public class V 
{
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
    	//px and py used to increment and decrement rows and columns
		int n=5, px=1, py=n*2-1;
		for(int i=1; i<=n; i++)//Outer loop for number of rows
		{
			for(int j=1; j<n*2; j++)//inner loop for number of columns
			{
			//if condition to print the V pattern Stars
			if(j==px||j==py) 
			{
				System.out.print("*");//printing stars
			}
			else
			{
				System.out.print(" ");//printing white spaces
			}
			}
		px++;
		py--;
		System.out.println();//printing newline after each row		
		}
	}
}