C Language Program to Display Alphabet P Star Pattern

 

Print the alphabet P in star pattern  in c

Example 

#include <stdio.h>

int main()

{

    int a, b;

    int n = 7; // height of P

    for (a = 0; a < n; a++)

{

        for (b = 0; b <= n; b++)

{

            // Print * for the left vertical line of P

            if (b == 0 || (a == 0 && b < n) || (a == n / 2 && b < n)

|| (b == n && a != 0 && a <= n / 2))

                printf("*");

            else

                printf(" ");

        }

        printf("\n");

    }

    return 0;

}

C Language Program to Display Alphabet P Star Pattern
Explain Program

Step :1

int n = 7;

• This sets the height of the letter "P" to 7 rows.

• It also defines the width, as the letter will be constructed in a 7x8 grid (b <= n, so from 0 to 7, 8 columns total).

Step :2

for (a = 0; a < n; a++)

• Loops through each row (a from 0 to 6).

     a represents the current row number

Step :3

for (b = 0; b <= n; b++)

• Loop through each column (b from 0 to 7).

• b represents the current column number.

Step :4

if (

    b == 0 || // Vertical bar on the left

    (a == 0 && b < n) || // Top horizontal bar

    (a == n / 2 && b < n) || // Middle horizontal bar

    (b == n && a != 0 && a <= n / 2) // Right vertical bar of P (only top half)

)

Step :5

(a == 0 && b < n)

• This prints the top horizontal bar of 'P'.

• a == 0  only in the top row.

• b < n limits the stars to the first n columns

Step :6

(a == n / 2 && b < n)

• This prints the middle horizontal bar of 'P'.

• n / 2 is 3 (integer division), so this applies to row 3.

• Again, stars are printed from column 0 to n - 1.

Step :7

 (b == n && a != 0 && a <= n / 2)

• This prints the right vertical bar of 'P'.

• b == n ensures it only prints in the last column (b = 7).

• a != 0 && a <= n / 2 limits this to the top half of the letter, excluding the top row.

• .

Step :8

else printf(" ");

• If the condition is not  prints a space.

• This helps in shaping the letter correctly with spacing.

Step :9

printf("\n");

• After each row, moves the cursor to the next line.

C program to Print  Alphabet  P star pattern 
Output

Summary program

b == 0	Left vertical line
a == 0 && b < n	Top horizontal line
a == n/2 && b < n	Middle horizontal line
b == n && a != 0 && a <= n/2	Right vertical line (top half

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