Need help for homework problem

I need to write a code for my homework result should should look like this:

********************
* empty spaces *
* empty spaces **
* empty spaces ***
* empty spaces ****
* *****
* ******
* *******
all the way down to this
********************
I wrote a "for loop" but with no help
my result comes too
********************
*
**
***
****
*****
******
*******
all the way down to this
********************
I wrote another "for loop" but with no help
my result comme to this

*********************
********************
*******************
all the way to this
*
*********************
Here is my source code
using System;
public class SquareWriteLine
{
public static void Main()
{
int column,height=20,width=20;
Console.WriteLine("-- Begin Shaded Square ({0} x {1})",20,20);
Console.Write("*"+"******************"+"*");

for (int row=0;row<height;++row)

{

for (column=0; column<row; column++)


Console.Write("*");
Console.WriteLine();

}



Console.WriteLine("*"+"******************"+"*");
Console.WriteLine("-- End Shaded Square ({0} x {1})",20,20);
}
}
Any help will be appreciated!!!
Bill

I'm not sure I understand the output you desire, but I think you want something like:

Code:

---

    *****
    *  *
    *  **
    * ***
    *****
   

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If that's the case, then you weren't writing spaces to your 'rows'.

The following is probably what you need. Notice the use of constants.

Code:

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using System;
              public class SquareWriteLine
              {
                      public static void Main()
                      {
                              const int INTERNAL_DIM=18;
             
                      Console.WriteLine("-- Begin Shaded Square ({0} x {0})",(INTERNAL_DIM+2));
             
                              Console.Write("*");
                              for (int a=0; a<INTERNAL_DIM; a++)
                                      Console.Write("*");
                              Console.WriteLine("*");
             
                              for (int row=0;row<=INTERNAL_DIM;row++)
             
                              {
                                      Console.Write("*");
             
                        for (int column=1; column<=(INTERNAL_DIM-row); column++)
                                              Console.Write(" ");
             
                        for (int column=1; column<=row; column++)
                                              Console.Write("*");
                                     
                                      Console.WriteLine("*");
                              }
             
             
                    Console.WriteLine("-- End Shaded Square ({0} x {0})",(INTERNAL_DIM+2));
                      }
              }

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Issa ...Thanks for your help. bnovice