{"id":11111,"date":"2021-09-30T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/?p=11111"},"modified":"2021-11-22T18:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T13:04:28","slug":"python-program-to-print-hollow-square-star-with-diagonals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-square-star-with-diagonals\/","title":{"rendered":"Python Program to Print Hollow Square Star With Diagonals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginners and experienced programmers can rely on these <a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-programming-examples-with-output\/\">Best Java Programs Examples<\/a> and code various basic and complex logics in the Java programming language with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Given the sides of the square, the task is to print the hollow Square star pattern with diagonals in C, C++, and Python.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Example1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Input:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>given number of sides of square =10<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">* * * * * * * * * * \r\n* *                * * \r\n*   *            *   * \r\n*     *        *     * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*     *       *      * \r\n*   *           *    * \r\n* *                * * \r\n* * * * * * * * * *<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Example2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Input:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre>given number of sides of square =10\r\ngiven character to print =$<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ \r\n$ $                   $ $ \r\n$   $               $   $ \r\n$       $        $      $ \r\n$          $   $        $ \r\n$           $ $         $ \r\n$           $   $       $ \r\n$       $          $    $ \r\n$   $                $  $ \r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $<\/pre>\n<h2>Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals in C, C++, and Python<\/h2>\n<p>Below are the ways to print the hollow square star with Diagonals pattern in C, C++, and Python.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#Using_For_Loop(Star_Character)\">Using For Loop(Star Character)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#Using_For_Loop(User_Character)\">Using For Loop(User Character)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"Using_For_Loop(Star_Character)\">Method #1: Using For loop (Star Character)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Approach:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give the side of the square as static input and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Loop till the side length of the square using For loop.<\/li>\n<li>Loop till the side length of the square using another nested For loop.<\/li>\n<li>We use the If Else statement to check If the side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the Outer Boundary of the square)<\/li>\n<li>We can say it is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row number).<\/li>\n<li>We merge these two conditions using if and or operator.<\/li>\n<li>We have or operator in Python,|| operator in C, C++, and Java<\/li>\n<li>If it is true then print * else print space.<\/li>\n<li>The Exit of the Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0 Python Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11131\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png\" alt=\"Python Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop\" width=\"2220\" height=\"3048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png 2220w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-746x1024.png 746w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-768x1054.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-1119x1536.png 1119w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-1492x2048.png 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2220px) 100vw, 2220px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\"># Give the side of the square as static input and store it in a variable.\r\nsquareside = 10\r\n# Loop till the side length of the square using For loop.\r\nfor m in range(squareside):\r\n    # Loop till the side length of the square using another nested For loop.\r\n    for n in range(squareside):\r\n        # We use the If Else statement to check If the side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the Outer Boundary of the square)\r\n        # We can say it is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row number).\r\n        # We merge these two conditions using if and or operator.\r\n        # We have or operator in Python,|| operator in C, C++, and Java\r\n        # If it is true then print * else print space.\r\n        if(m == 0 or m == squareside - 1 or n == 0 or n == squareside - 1 or m == n or n == (squareside - 1 - m)):\r\n            print('*', end=' ')\r\n        else:\r\n            print(' ', end=' ')\r\n    print()\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">* * * * * * * * * * \r\n* *                * * \r\n*   *            *   * \r\n*     *        *     * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*     *       *      * \r\n*   *           *    * \r\n* *                * * \r\n* * * * * * * * * *<\/pre>\n<p><strong>2) C++Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11140\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png\" alt=\"CPP Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop\" width=\"1312\" height=\"1560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png 1312w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-252x300.png 252w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-861x1024.png 861w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-768x913.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-1292x1536.png 1292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\">#include &lt;iostream&gt;\r\nusing namespace std;\r\n\r\nint main()\r\n{\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Give the side of the square as static input and store\r\n    \/\/ it in a variable.\r\n    int squareside = 10;\r\n    \/\/ Loop till the side length of the square using For\r\n    \/\/ loop.\r\n    for (int m = 0; m &lt; squareside; m++) {\r\n        \/\/ Loop till the side length of the square using\r\n        \/\/ another nested For loop.\r\n        for (int n = 0; n &lt; squareside; n++) {\r\n            \/\/ We use the If Else statement to check If the\r\n            \/\/ side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1.\r\n            if (m == 0 || m == squareside - 1 || n == 0\r\n                || n == squareside - 1)\r\n                cout &lt;&lt; \"* \";\r\n            else\r\n                cout &lt;&lt; \"  \";\r\n        }\r\n        cout &lt;&lt; endl;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    return 0;\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">* * * * * * * * * * \r\n* *                * * \r\n*   *            *   * \r\n*     *        *     * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*     *       *      * \r\n*   *           *    * \r\n* *                * * \r\n* * * * * * * * * *<\/pre>\n<p><strong>3) C Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11139\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png\" alt=\"C Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop\" width=\"1492\" height=\"2348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop.png 1492w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-651x1024.png 651w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-768x1209.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-976x1536.png 976w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-1301x2048.png 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\r\n\r\nint main()\r\n{\r\n    \/\/ Give the side of the square as static input and store\r\n    \/\/ it in a variable.\r\n    int squareside = 10;\r\n    \/\/ Loop till the side length of the square using For\r\n    \/\/ loop.\r\n    for (int m = 0; m &lt; squareside; m++) {\r\n        \/\/ Loop till the side length of the square using\r\n        \/\/ another nested For loop.\r\n        for (int n = 0; n &lt; squareside; n++) {\r\n            \/*We use the If Else statement to check If the\r\n                side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the\r\n               Outer Boundary of the square) We can say it\r\n               is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a\r\n               row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row\r\n                number). We merge these two conditions using\r\n               if and or operator. We have or operator in\r\n               Python,|| operator in C,\r\n                C++, and Java If it is true then print *\r\n               else print space.*\/\r\n            if (m == 0 || m == squareside - 1 || n == 0\r\n                || n == squareside - 1 || m == n\r\n                || n == (squareside - 1 - m))\r\n                printf(\"* \");\r\n            else\r\n                printf(\"  \");\r\n        }\r\n        printf(\"\\n\");\r\n    }\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">* * * * * * * * * * \r\n* *                * * \r\n*   *            *   * \r\n*     *        *     * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*       *   *        * \r\n*     *       *      * \r\n*   *           *    * \r\n* *                * * \r\n* * * * * * * * * *<\/pre>\n<h3 id=\"Using_For_Loop(User_Character)\">Method #2: Using For Loop (User Character)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Approach:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give the side of the square as user input and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Scan the character to print as user input and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Loop till the side length of the square using For loop.<\/li>\n<li>Loop till the side length of the square using another nested For loop.<\/li>\n<li>We use the If Else statement to check If the side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1.<\/li>\n<li>We can say it is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row number).<\/li>\n<li>We merge these two conditions using if and or operator.<\/li>\n<li>We have or operator in Python,|| operator in C, C++, and Java<\/li>\n<li>If it is true then print given character else print space.<\/li>\n<li>The Exit of the Program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1) Python Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give the number of sides of the square as user input using int(input()) and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Give the Character as user input using input() and store it in another variable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11138\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png\" alt=\"Python Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop -User Character\" width=\"1294\" height=\"2348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png 1294w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-165x300.png 165w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-564x1024.png 564w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-768x1394.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-847x1536.png 847w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Python-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-1129x2048.png 1129w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1294px) 100vw, 1294px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\"># Give the side of the square as user input and store it in a variable.\r\nsquareside = int(input('Enter some random number of sides of square = '))\r\n# Scan the character to print as user input and store it in a variable.\r\ncharacte = input('Enter some random character to print = ')\r\n# Loop till the side length of the square using For loop.\r\nfor m in range(squareside):\r\n    # Loop till the side length of the square using another nested For loop.\r\n    for n in range(squareside):\r\n        # We use the If Else statement to check If the side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the Outer Boundary of the square)\r\n        # We can say it is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row number).\r\n        # We merge these two conditions using if and or operator.\r\n        # We have or operator in Python,|| operator in C, C++, and Java\r\n        # If it is true then print * else print space.\r\n        if(m == 0 or m == squareside - 1 or n == 0 or n == squareside - 1 or m == n or n == (squareside - 1 - m)):\r\n            print(characte, end=' ')\r\n        else:\r\n            print(' ', end=' ')\r\n    print()\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">Enter some random number of sides of square = 10\r\nEnter some random character to print = $\r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ \r\n$ $                   $ $ \r\n$   $               $   $ \r\n$       $        $      $ \r\n$          $   $        $ \r\n$           $ $         $ \r\n$           $   $       $ \r\n$       $          $    $ \r\n$   $                $  $ \r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $<\/pre>\n<p><strong>2) C++Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give the number of sides of the square as user input using cin and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Create a character variable.<\/li>\n<li>Give the character as user input using cin and store it in another variable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11137\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png\" alt=\"CPP Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop User Character\" width=\"1472\" height=\"3076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png 1472w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-144x300.png 144w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-490x1024.png 490w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-768x1605.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-735x1536.png 735w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/CPP-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-980x2048.png 980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1472px) 100vw, 1472px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"cpp\">#include &lt;iostream&gt;\r\nusing namespace std;\r\n\r\nint main(void)\r\n{\r\n    int sidesnum;\r\n    char characte;\r\n    \/\/ Give the number of sides of the square as user input\r\n    \/\/ using cin and\r\n    \/\/ store it in a variable.\r\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter some random number of sides of the \"\r\n            \"square = \"\r\n         &lt;&lt; endl;\r\n    cin &gt;&gt; sidesnum;\r\n    \/\/ Create a character variable.\r\n    \/\/ Give the character as user input using cin and store\r\n    \/\/ it in another variable.\r\n    cout &lt;&lt; \"Enter some random character to print = \"\r\n         &lt;&lt; endl;\r\n    cin &gt;&gt; characte;\r\n    cout &lt;&lt; endl;\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Using Nested For loops print the square pattern.\r\n    for (int m = 0; m &lt; sidesnum; m++) {\r\n        for (int n = 0; n &lt; sidesnum; n++) {\r\n            \/*We use the If Else statement to check If the\r\n             side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the\r\n            Outer Boundary of the square) We can say it\r\n            is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a\r\n            row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row\r\n             number). We merge these two conditions using\r\n            if and or operator. We have or operator in\r\n            Python,|| operator in C,\r\n             C++, and Java If it is true then print *\r\n            else print space.*\/\r\n            if (m == 0 || m == sidesnum - 1 || n == 0\r\n                || n == sidesnum - 1 || m == n\r\n                || n == (sidesnum - 1 - m))\r\n                cout &lt;&lt; characte &lt;&lt; \" \";\r\n            else\r\n                cout &lt;&lt; \"  \";\r\n        }\r\n        cout &lt;&lt; endl;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    return 0;\r\n}<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">Enter some random number of sides of the square = \r\n10\r\nEnter some random character to print = \r\n$\r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ \r\n$ $                   $ $ \r\n$   $               $   $ \r\n$       $        $      $ \r\n$          $   $        $ \r\n$           $ $         $ \r\n$           $   $       $ \r\n$       $          $    $ \r\n$   $                $  $ \r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $<\/pre>\n<p><strong>3) C Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give the number of sides of the square as user input using scanf and store it in a variable.<\/li>\n<li>Create a character variable.<\/li>\n<li>Give the character as user input using scanf and store it in another variable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Below is the implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11136\" src=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png\" alt=\"C Program to Print Hollow Square Star Pattern with Diagonals Using For Loop User Character\" width=\"1492\" height=\"2608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character.png 1492w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-172x300.png 172w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-586x1024.png 586w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-768x1342.png 768w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-879x1536.png 879w, https:\/\/python-programs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/C-Program-to-Print-Hollow-Square-Star-Pattern-with-Diagonals-Using-For-Loop-User-Character-1172x2048.png 1172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1492px) 100vw, 1492px\" \/><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"c\">#include &lt;stdio.h&gt;\r\n\r\nint main()\r\n{\r\n    int sidesnum;\r\n    char characte;\r\n    \/\/ Give the number of sides of the square as user input\r\n    \/\/ using scanf and\r\n    \/\/ store it in a variable.\r\n    \/\/ Create a character variable.\r\n    \/\/ Give the character as user input using scanf and\r\n    \/\/ store it in another variable.\r\n    \/\/ Using Nested For loops print the square pattern.\r\n    scanf(\"%d%c\", &amp;sidesnum, &amp;characte);\r\n    printf(\"\\n\");\r\n\r\n    for (int m = 0; m &lt; sidesnum; m++) {\r\n        for (int n = 0; n &lt; sidesnum; n++) {\r\n            \/*We use the If Else statement to check If the\r\n                side length is 0 or maximum \u2013 1. (For the\r\n               Outer Boundary of the square) We can say it\r\n               is diagonal if a row equals a column, or a\r\n               row equals N-i+1 (where i is the current row\r\n                number). We merge these two conditions using\r\n               if and or operator. We have or operator in\r\n               Python,|| operator in C,\r\n                C++, and Java If it is true then print *\r\n               else print space.*\/\r\n            if (m == 0 || m == sidesnum - 1 || n == 0\r\n                || n == sidesnum - 1 || m == n\r\n                || n == (sidesnum - 1 - m))\r\n                printf(\"%c \", characte);\r\n            else\r\n                printf(\"  \");\r\n        }\r\n        printf(\"\\n\");\r\n    }\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Output:<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre id=\"codeOutputPre\">10$\r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ \r\n$ $                   $ $ \r\n$   $               $   $ \r\n$       $        $      $ \r\n$          $   $        $ \r\n$           $ $         $ \r\n$           $   $       $ \r\n$       $          $    $ \r\n$   $                $  $ \r\n$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $<\/pre>\n<p><strong>Related Programs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-square-star-pattern\/\">python program to print hollow square star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/java-program-to-print-hollow-square-with-diagonal-star-pattern\/\">java program to print hollow square with diagonal star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-rectangle-star-pattern\/\">python program to print hollow rectangle star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-square-star-pattern\/\">python program to print square star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-rhombus-star-pattern\/\">python program to print hollow rhombus star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-right-triangle-star-pattern\/\">python program to print hollow right triangle star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/python-programs.com\/python-program-to-print-hollow-mirrored-rhombus-star-pattern\/\">python program to print hollow mirrored rhombus star pattern<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginners and experienced programmers can rely on these Best Java Programs Examples and code various basic and complex logics in the Java programming language with ease. 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