// Diamond Display
// This program uses nested loops to display a diamond.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int base=11;
	char symbol='*';
	int bcounter=1,rowcount=1;
	int toprows;
	int num=1;
	char answer;



	cout<<"Enter a number for the base of the triangle and a character for the symbol"<<endl;
	cin>>base;
	cin>>symbol;

	if(base%2==0)
	base++;
	//this code below generates the base of the triangle
	toprows=base/2;

	int symbolcount=base;
	if(cin)
	{
	    while(rowcount<=toprows)
	    {
           int spacecount=rowcount;
           while(spacecount<=toprows)
              {
              cout<<' ';
              spacecount++;

               }

           while(symbolcount>=base&&symbolcount>0)
         {


     cout<<symbol;

     symbolcount--;
     }
     num++;
     num++;
     symbolcount=symbolcount+num;




         cout<<endl;
     rowcount++;
     }


    while(bcounter<=base)
	     {
           cout<<symbol;
           bcounter++;
          }
      toprows=base/2;
      char answer;
      cout<<"Would you like to quit the program? n for no q for quit"<<endl;
      cin>>answer;
    while(answer=='n')
        {
        symbolcount=base;

        num=1;
        bcounter=1;
        }
 }
//loops to generate top rows of triangle not including the base













	cout<<endl;
        system("PAUSE");
	return 0;
}