# Simple Java question

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-java-question/300795
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [November 27, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-java-question/300795 "2009-11-27T18:32:50Z")
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### Author: ![dreamerp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/fbc32d/32.png) [@dreamerp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dreamerp)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-java-question/300795/1 "2009-11-27T18:32:50Z")

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Hey,

If you are using a nested loop to try to print an output like:

* * *

* * *

* * *

* * *

\*\*  
\*

How do you do this? I am confused because I can do it in the reversed order since it would count in order to 6 stars.

int lines, stars;  
for (lines = 0; lines \< 6; lines++)

```
for(stars = 0; stars&lt;=lines; stars++)
 System.out.print('*');

System.out.println();

```

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