#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;
 
 
int spaces = 5;
 
int main()
{
 
for (int i = 1; i < 5; i = i + 1)
 {
   cout << setw(spaces);
    for (int j = 0 ; j < i; j++)
     cout << "* ";
       cout << endl;
        --spaces;
        }
          for (int i = 1; i < 4; i = i + 1)
        {
                cout << setw(spaces + 2);
                 for (int j = 4 ; j > i; j--)
                  cout << "* ";
                   cout << endl;
                    ++spaces;
        }
}

void count_down( int num ) {
  if ( num>=0 ) {
    std::cout<< num;
    cout_down( num-1 ); 
  // Calls the function again but this time the 
  // parameter is one less than before. By this 
  // you can iterate through all the values you
  // need to. Use control statements to determine
  // how to proceed. 
   }
}

#include <stdio.h>
void recursiveFunction(int val)
{
// The working area of the function
printf("called value is %d \n", val);
val--; // decrement val
// The test of the end-value
// In this simple example it's simply waiting until val becomes 0
if (val > 0)
{
recursiveFunction(val); // >0 call again
}
else
{
return; // <= 0, done
}
// Returns will come here and val will be restored to
// it's previous value
// Do the next 'work'
printf("return value is %d \n", val);
return;
}
int main()
{
recursiveFunction(5); // start the function off
return 0;
}