#include #include int main() { std::string value = std::string(); value.reserve(9); for (int count = 4; count >= 0; count--) { value.clear(); for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) { value.push_back(' '); } int limit = 9 - count * 2; for (int j = 0; j < limit; j++) { value.push_back('*'); } for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) { value.push_back(' '); } std::cout << value << '\n'; } }