Patterns in C Programming

Introduction to Patterns in C Programming

C is the procedural, general-purpose programming language. It was first created between 1969 and 1973 by Dennis Ritchie. Low-level access to memory, a simple set of keywords, and easy implementation are the main features of the C language. There are many languages like PHP, Java, Javascript, etc. that follow features or syntax of C to some extent. In this article, we will cover Patterns in C Programming

The Basic Structure of the C Language is given as follows

Header #include<stdio.h>
Main(): int main()
{
Variable Declaration: int x=12;
Body: printf(“%d”,x);
Return: return 0;
}

Examples

There are various patterns in the C language like star patterns, number patterns, and character patterns. In this section, we are going to discuss how to create different patterns with the help of examples.

1. Number Patterns

In this section, we are going to see how to print different number patterns in the C language

Example 1: Program in C to print the number pyramid pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the number pyramid pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x,  y, k;
printf("Enter the number of rows to show number pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x =1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y =1; y <= n; y++)
{
if(y <= x)
printf("%d",y);
else
printf(" ");
}
for(y = n; y >= 1;y--)
{
if(y <= x)
printf("%d",y);
else
printf(" ");
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example2: Program in C to print the Number Diamond Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the diamond pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x, y, k;
printf("Enter the number of rows to show number paatern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = x; y <n; y++)
{
printf(" ");
}
for(k = 1; k < (x*2); k++)
{
printf("%d",k);
}
printf("\n");
}
for(x = 4; x >= 1; x--)
{
for(y = n; y >  x; y--)
{
printf(" ");
}
for(k = 1; k < (x*2); k++)
{
printf("%d",k);
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 3: Program in C to print the number pyramid pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the number pyramid pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int x, s, n,  y = 0, cntr = 0, cntr1 = 0;
printf("Enter the number of rows to show number pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; ++x)
{
for(s = 1; s <= n-x; ++s)
{
printf("  ");
++cntr;
}
while(y != 2 * x - 1)
{
if (cntr <= n - 1)
{
printf("%d ", x + y);
++cntr;
}
else
{
++cntr1;
printf("%d ", (x + y - 2 * cntr1));
}
++y;
}
cntr1 = cntr = y = 0;
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 4: Program in C to print the vertical  number pyramid pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the vertical number pyramid pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int  n, x, y;
printf("Enter the number of rows to show number pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(int x = 1; x < n; x++)
{
for(int y = 1; y <= x; y++)
printf("%d",y);
printf("\n");
}
for(int x = n; x >= 0; x--)
{
for(int y = 1; y <= x; y++)
printf("%d",y);
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 5: Program in C to print the number pyramid pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the number pyramid pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int  n, x, y;
printf("Enter the number of rows to show number patterns: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for (int x = n; x >= 0; x--)
{
for (int y = 1; y <= x; y++)
printf("%d",y);
printf("\n");
}
for(int x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(int y = 1; y <= x; y++)
printf("%d",y);
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

2. Star Patterns

In this section, we are going to see how to print different Star patterns in the C language

Example 1: Program in C to print the Star Diamond Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Star Diamond pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, s, x, y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show star pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 0; x <= n; x++)
{
for(s = n; s > x; s--)
printf(" ");
for(y = 0; y < x; y++)
printf("* ");
printf("\n");
}
for(x = 1; x < n; x++)
{
for(s = 0; s < x; s++)
printf(" ");
for(y = n; y > x;  y--)
printf("* ");
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 2: Program in C to print the Vertical Curve Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Vertical Curve pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x , y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show star pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = 1; y <= x;  y++)
{
printf("*");
}
printf("\n");
}
for(x = n; x >= 1; x--)
{
for(y = 1; y <= x; y++)
{
printf( "*");
}
// ending line after each row
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 3: Program in C to print the Hollow  Number Diamond Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the hollow diamond pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
printf("Enter the number of rows to show the star pattern:  ");
int n, x,  y,  s = 1, k;
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 0; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = n; y > x; y--)
{
printf(" ");
}
printf("*");
if (x > 0)
{
for(k = 1; k <= s;  k++)
{
printf(" ");
}
s += 2;
printf("*");
}
printf("\n");
}
s -= 4;
for(x = 0; x <= n -1; x++)
{
for(y = 0; y <= x; y++)
{
printf(" ");
}
printf("*");
for(k = 1; k <= s; k++)
{
printf(" ");
}
s -= 2;
if(x != n -1)
{
printf ("*");
}
//ending line after each row
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 4: Program in C to print the Hollow Star Triangle Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Hollow Star Triangle pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x, y, s;
printf("Enter number of rows to show the star pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
//for loop to put space in pyramid
for (s = x; s < n; s++)
printf(" ");      //for loop to print star
for(y = 1; y <= (2 * n - 1); y++)
{
if(x == n || y == 1 || y == 2 * x - 1)
printf("*");
else
printf(" ");
}
//ending line after each row
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 5: Program in C to print the Star Triangle Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Star Triangle pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, s, x, y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show star pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
//for loop to put space
for(s = x; s < n; s++)
printf(" ");
//for loop for displaying star
for(y = 1; y <= x; y++)
printf("* ");
// ending line after each row
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

3. Character Patterns

In this section, we are going to see how to print different character patterns in C language

Example 1: Program in C to print the Consecutive Characters’ Triangle Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Consecutive Characters’ Triangle Triangle pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x, y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show character pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = 1; y <= x; y++)
{
printf("%c",'A' + y -1);
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 2: Program in C to print the Characters’ Triangle Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Characters’ Triangle Triangle pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x, y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show character pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x = 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = 1; y <= x; y++)
{
printf("%c",'A'-1 + x);
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

Example 3: Program in C to print the Characters’ Inverted Triangle Pattern

In the following C program, the user can provide the number of rows to print the Characters’ Inverted Triangle pattern as he wants, and the result will be displayed on the screen 

#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
int main()
{
int n, x, y;
printf("Enter number of rows to show character pattern: ");
scanf("%d",&n);
for(x= 1; x <= n; x++)
{
for(y = n; y >= x; y--)
{
printf("%c",'A'-1 + x);
}
printf("\n");
}
return 0;
}

Output:

 

 

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