DAB

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(){
    int middle;
    int rows;
    cout << "Enter the number of '*'s on the middle row: ";
    cin >> middle;
    cout << "Enter the number of rows above and below the middle row: ";
    cin >> rows;
    if(middle - 2 * rows < 2){
        cout << "Invalid values. Exiting\n";
        return 0;
    }
    for(int i = 1; i <= rows; i++){
        for(int j = 1; j <= rows - i + 1; j++) cout << " ";
        for(int j = 1; j <= middle - 2 * (rows - i + 1); j++){
            cout << "*";
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
    for(int i = 1; i <= middle; i++) cout << "*";
    cout << "\n";
    for(int i = 1; i <= rows; i++){
        for(int j = 1; j <= i; j++) cout << " ";
        for(int j = 1; j <= middle - 2 * i; j++){
            cout << "*";
        }
        cout << "\n";
    }
}