[SOLVED] Help Printign ASCII Pattern

[wco5002]

Hi, I'm writing a simple program that will print the following two patterns:

Code:

    ########
    #######
    ######
    #####
    ####
    ###
    ##
    #

    ########
     #######
      ######
       #####
        ####
         ###
          ##
           #

However, I've written the method for the code called printPatterns. However, I'm not sure how to call the method within the main() in order to run the program. Here's the code thus far:

Code:

import Patterns.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.lang.String.*;

public class Patterns {
    
    public void printPatterns()
    {
    
    int row=1, j=1;
    char OUTPUT='#';

    System.out.println();
    
    for (row = 1; row <= 8; row++)
    {
        for (j = 1; j <= row - 1; j++)
        {
            System.out.print(" ");
        }
        for (j = 1; j <= 9 - row; j++)
        {
            System.out.print(OUTPUT);
        }
    System.out.println();
    }
    
    System.out.println();
    
    for (row = 1; row <= 8; row++)
    {
        for (j = 1; j <= 9 - row; j++)
        {
            System.out.print(OUTPUT);
        }
    System.out.println();
    }
    
    System.out.println();
    
    }
}

    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        Patterns printPattern = new Patterns();
        System.out.Patterns();
    }

[hardwired]

Code:

    public static void main (String[] args)
    {
        Patterns printPattern = new Patterns();
        printPattern.printPatterns();
    }

[wco5002]

Haha, wow, I'm an idiot...sometimes the easiest answers evade me. Thanks.

[wco5002]

Ok I've managed to get all that working but I was wondering if you could be of further help. I need to create several ASCII images, two of which I discussed above. One, however, is really bugging me. I can't seem to get the for loop statements to create it properly. the image appears basically like a 'Z'. Something like this:

Code:

########
      #
     #
    #
   #
  #
 #
########

Thanks for any help!!

[Eranga]

Here it is in much simpler way.

Code:

        int _row = 8;
        int _col = 8;

        for(int i = 0; i < _col;i++){
            System.out.print("#");
            if(i ==_row - 1){
                for(int k = 2;k<_row;k++){
                System.out.println();
                    for(int j = 0; j<_row -k;j++){
                    System.out.print(" ");
                    }
                    System.out.print("#");
                }
            }

        }
        System.out.println();        
        for(int i = 0;i<_col;i++){
            System.out.print("#");
        }

[wco5002]

Ok, thanks, I'll implement the simpler method. However, I'm still wondering if you could assist me with the loop for the 'Z' printout? Thanks.

[wco5002]

Wow I'm sorry I didn't realize that's what that was for, thanks a lot.

Also, is there a way to simply manipulate that image to form another, perhaps something that looks like an hour glass like so:

Code:

# # # # # # # #
 #           #
   #       #
      # #
      # #
   #       #
 #           #
# # # # # # # #

[Eranga]

I think you can try to do it quit similar way I have done to make 'z' shape. There I used a single space between two characters. Here in you shape there should be two spaces.