/*************************************************************************** * Name: * NetID: * Precept: * * Description: It's a secret. * * Dependencies: None. ***************************************************************************/ 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(); } } }