I just started learning java and encounter problem in writing a program that read in the value of height of a triangle. For example
1 AA
232 BBAA
34543 AABBAA
4567654 BBAABBAA

Anyone plz kindly help me to write this program using loop. I only know how to print out the homogenous pyramid (ie single character). My main problem is how to switch around the number and letter in each line(hope u know what i mean from my example)
Thank you

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...1
..232
.34543
4567654

...aa
..bbaa
.aabbaa

the example shud look like this. ignore the dots.

One more thing, does anyone know where is the best place to learn java? I mean with all the examples that i can practise on. Are there any tips from the experts on how to learn java effectively?

Well it should be the way you format the output string, so someone enters a 4 and it prints out a triangle with a height of 4, so for the top you would print out System.out.print 3 times (n-1) (which n = the input value) then print the 1, then as you print the next line of the pyrimad it would be ((n-1)-1) or n-2, with the same thing.
Please let me know if you need clarification on that.

As for a good resource for learning Java I would get Sams Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days.
And if you want to learn effectively I would suggest practice, don't just look at examples and reproduce them, try them first. Look at common problems (math ones are good) and try to solve those. Programming takes practice. A lot of people just know how to piecemeal a program ("textbook it"), which isn't the way to go.
Hopes this helps.

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...1
..232
.34543
4567654

...aa
..bbaa
.aabbaa

the example shud look like this. ignore the dots.

First of all, try writing a program to print just a triangle made of one single character where the user specifies a height, hint use two nested for loops.

x
     x x
   x x x
  x x x x

Once you've got your head around that, try and change it to meet the criteria above.

can u give me a copy of the pyramid program?pls....asap...tnx

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