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Solution Review: Make a Diamond

Solution Review: Make a Diamond

See the solution to making a diamond in Perl.

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Solution

Let’s look at the solution before jumping into the explanation:

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# Assume that $n is already defined
for my $i (0..$n)
{
   print ' ' x ($n-$i);
   say 'o' x (2*$i + 1);
}
for my $i (1..$n)
{
   print ' ' x $i;
   say 'o' x (2*($n-$i) + 1);
}

Explanation

Let's go through the solution step by step:

  • Lines 2–6: We use ...