// again.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
  int i=0, j=0, totallength=0, totalwidth=0, northsouthtriangleheight=0, northsouthtrianglebase=0,
      eastwesttriangleheight=0, eastwesttrianglebase=0, squarecenter=5, limit1=0, limit2=0;  //declaration

    cout<<"enter totallength of flower";                            //user inputs the total length
     cin>>totallength;                                              //variable stores it

     cout<<"enter totalwidth of flower";
       cin>>totalwidth;



     northsouthtriangleheight=(totallength-squarecenter)/2;                  // computing triangleheight and trianglebase
     northsouthtrianglebase=((northsouthtriangleheight*2)-1);

     eastwesttriangleheight=((totalwidth-squarecenter)/2);
     eastwesttrianglebase=((eastwesttriangleheight*2)-1);
     limit1=(eastwesttriangleheight+(northsouthtrianglebase/2)+1);
     limit2=(eastwesttriangleheight+(northsouthtrianglebase/2)+1);


      if(northsouthtriangleheight%2==0)
       {
           i=0, j=1;
       }
      else if(northsouthtriangleheight%2==1)
       {
           i=1, j=1;
       }

         while(i<=northsouthtriangleheight)
          {

            j=1;
            while(j<=totalwidth)
             {
              if(j<=eastwesttriangleheight)
               {
                   cout<<" ";
               }
              else if(j>eastwesttriangleheight&&j<limit1)
                {
                    cout<<" ";
                }
              else if((j>=limit1)&&(j<=limit2))
                {
                    cout<<"*";
                }
              else if(j>limit2&&j<=totalwidth)
              {
                  cout<<" ";
              }



    j++;
            }
    i++;
    limit1--;
    limit2++;
         }
         system("pause");
         return 0;

}