/********************************************************************** * Compile: javac SecretMessage.java * Execute: java SecretMessage 7 **********************************************************************/ public class SecretMessage { public static void main(String[] args) { int N = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); for (int i = -3*N/2; i <= N; i++) { for (int j = -3*N/2; j <= 3*N/2; j++) { // inside either diamond or two circles if ( (Math.abs(i) + Math.abs(j) < N) || ((-N/2-i) * (-N/2-i) + ( N/2-j) * ( N/2-j) <= N*N/2) || ((-N/2-i) * (-N/2-i) + (-N/2-j) * (-N/2-j) <= N*N/2) ) System.out.print("* "); else System.out.print(". "); } System.out.println(); } } }