تحديات برمجيةالتحدي السادس - حل التمرين الرابع بلغة جافا

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        int n;

        do {
            System.out.print("Enter an odd number as the number of lines: ");
            n = input.nextInt();
        }
        while (n <= 0 || n%2 == 0);
        
        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        {
            for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++)
            {
                if (((i <= n / 2 + 1 && j >= i && j <= n - i + 1) || (i > n / 2 - 1 && j <= i && j > n - i)) && j != n / 2 + 1)
                {
                    System.out.print("*");
                }
                else
                {
                    System.out.print(" ");
                }
            }
            System.out.println();
        }

    }

}

Enter an odd number as the number of lines: 9
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