OneToTenPattern.java

public class OneToTenPattern {

    /**
    *   Program:    OneToTenPattern.java
    *   Purpose:    Alternative algorithm for creating number pattern (single for loop).
    *   Creator:    Chris Clarke
    *   Created:    21.05.2015
    */

    /*

        Java program to create the following pattern:

        1
        23
        456
        78910

    */

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        int perLine=1;  // number of numbers per line
        int count=0;    // numbers printed in current line

        for (int n=1; n<=10; n++) {     // n loops from 1 to 10
            System.out.print(n);        // print n
            count++;            // increment counter
            if (count==perLine) {       // if we've printed the right number of numbers for this line
                System.out.println();   // new line
                perLine++;      // increment numbers per line
                count=0;        // reset counter
            } // if
        } // for

    } // main()

} // class OneToTenPattern