hi help me please

i dont know how to put the user's input with this..when i run this it automatically runs without asking how many asterisk..im new in java :(

Code:

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int x,y;
for(x=5;x>=1;x--)
{
  for(y=1;y<=1;y++)
    {System.out.print("*");}
  {System.out.println("");}
}
}
}

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the output of this is

*****
****
***
**
*

i want the output is

Enter number:
(then it depends on the number in how many asterisk are there)

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how to put the user's input with this

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See the Scanner class for methods that will read in user input.

Search on this forum for code examples

The code you posted does not produce the output you claim. The inner loop is totally pointless as it can only ever iterate once.

im also new, however i know that it is easier to write a for loop like this

Code:

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for(int i = 5; i >= 1; i--) {
   
}

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you dont need to declare the int outside of the loop, this way its easier to read if you have lots of variables :(nod):

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Originally Posted by Bimz

you dont need to declare the int outside of the loop

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In this case they do as the variable needs to initialised with user input.

Code:

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int var = get user input;
for( ; var > 0; var--) {

}

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Actually you can even get user input inside the loop. Something I have used in while loops. No idea why I never thought to use it in a for loop.

Code:

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for(int var = get user input; var > 0; var--) {

}

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Why don't you search the forum? You can find lots of related.

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