i wish to print something like this
******** r
******* er
ter
uter
puter
mputer
omputer
computer
where * is a blank space for each line
i used array of strings
String []s1=new String [20]
for 5 blank spaces i used s1+" " + " "..+(5)""
then 4 blank spaces and print required charcters
i want to know how i can put it in a good logical general code

i am not getting the blank space using for loop.i am worried i dont understand for properly can u please give me the entire program i will be grateful i know to print the letters but it goes left to right
r
er
ter
uter
puter
mputer
omputer
computer
i am not getting the blank spaces

class gratefultodani
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String s1="computer";
/*reverse*/
String s2=new StringBuffer(s1).reverse().toString();
char []s3=s2.toCharArray();
int i,j;
for(i=0;i<=7;i++)//8 characters 8th is null
{
for(j=0;j<=i;j++)
{
System.out.print(s3[j]);
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}
output
r
er
ter
uter
puter
mputer
omputer
computer
no clue about spaces; tabs,string =" ",'\0' all tried but for loop use gives me a weird output

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class gratefultodani
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
String s1="computer";
/*reverse*/
String s2=new StringBuffer(s1).reverse().toString();
char []s3=s2.toCharArray();
int i,j;
for(i=0;i<=7;i++)//8 characters 8th is null
{
for(j=0;j<=i;j++)
{
System.out.print(s3[j]);
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}

class gratefultodani { public static void main(String args[]) { String s1="computer"; /*reverse*/ String s2=new StringBuffer(s1).reverse().toString(); char []s3=s2.toCharArray(); int i,j; for(i=0;i<=7;i++)//8 characters 8th is null { for(j=0;j<=i;j++) { System.out.print(s3[j]); } System.out.println(); } } }

Line 10 - Null terminator in a String is a C concept. Don't worry about it in Java.

I don't understand what your are "reversing" and why. You don't need to reverse anything. You could, of course, since there's more than one way of doing this, but you don't have to.

You should post the desired output, the actual output, and the code itself. Post ALL of this in code tags.

In your loop, there is no attempt to display a space. that's why you don't have any spaces. You don't need a character array. You have your string and that's good enough:

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String theWord = "computer";
int numLetters = theWord.length ();
 
for (int numSpaces = numLetters - 1; numSpaces >= 0; numSpaces--)
{
     for (int i = numLetters - 1; i >= 0; i--)
     {
          System.out.print (" ");
     }
     for (int i = numSpaces; i < numLetters; i++)
     {
          System.out.print (theWord.charAt (i));
     }
     System.out.println ();
}

String theWord = "computer"; int numLetters = theWord.length (); for (int numSpaces = numLetters - 1; numSpaces >= 0; numSpaces--) { for (int i = numLetters - 1; i >= 0; i--) { System.out.print (" "); } for (int i = numSpaces; i < numLetters; i++) { System.out.print (theWord.charAt (i)); } System.out.println (); }