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im a newbie in programming,,i cant understand those kind of coding,,can you please solve my problem if you know?

hi im having problem on how to make the output of my programme like this:
if you enter a number: (EVEN)
*
**
***
*****
If you enter a numberODD)

*****
****
***
**
*
im always having an output of:
(EVEN)
*
**
***
****

(ODD)
*****
****
***
**
*
I hope somebody will haelp me:
here is my code:

import java.io.*;


public class del
{
public static void main(String[]args)throws IOException
{


BufferedReader IN = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
int a, c, d;
String b, e, f;

do{
System.out.println("Enter name:");
f = IN.readLine();
System.out.println("Enter a number:");
b = IN.readLine();
d = Integer.parseInt(b);

if(d%2==0)
{

for(a=d;a>=0;a--)
{


for(c=a;c<d;c++)
{
System.out.print(f);

}

System.out.println(" ");
}

}
else
{

for(a=0;a<=d;a+=1)
{

for(c=a;c<d;c++)
{
System.out.print(f);
}

System.out.println(" ");
}

}

System.out.print("Try Again?:");

e = IN.readLine();

}while(e.charAt(0)=='y'||e.charAt(0)=='Y');




}
}

i mean the real output put must be
if even:
*
****
******

if odd:
******
****
*

so now,,give me the code,,how to make that