C++ program to print hollow inverted right triangle star pattern

Example

Input :

 Input rows: 5 

Output :

*****
*   *
*  *
* *
*

Required Knowledge

Basic C++ programming, For loop, Nested loop, if-else

Program to print hollow inverted right triangle star pattern :

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(){
    int i, j, rows;

    /* Input number of rows from user */
    cout<<"Enter number of rows: ";
    cin>>rows;

    /* Iterate through rows */
    for(i=1; i<=rows; i++)
    {
        /* Iterate through columns */
        for(j=i; j<=rows; j++)
        {
            if(i==1 || j==i || j==rows)
            {
                cout<<"*";
            }
            else
            {
                cout<<" ";
            }
        }

        /* Move to next line */
        cout<<"\n";
    }

    return 0;
}