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#Program to Print alphabet 'X' in Star Pattern

Expected Output:

*        *

  *    * 

     *  

  *    * 

*        *

Code in Java:

public class X 
{
	public static void main(String[] args) 
	{
		for(int i=1; i<=5; i++)//Outer loop for number of rows
		{
			for(int j=1; j<=5;j++)//inner loop for number of columns
			{
			//if condition to print the X pattern Stars
			if(i==j||i==1&&j==5||i==2&&j==4||i==4&&j==2||i==5&&j==1)
			{
				System.out.print("*");//printing stars
			}
			else
			{
				System.out.print(" ");//printing white spaces
			}
			}
		System.out.println();
		}
		System.out.println();//printing newline after each row
	}
}