// FILE: Triangle.cpp
// DRAWS AN ISOSCELES TRIANGLE

#include <iostream.h>

int main ()
{
   // Local data ...
   const int number_lines = 5;	// number of rows in triangle
   const char blank = ' ';			// output characters
   const char star = '*';			// display character

   // start on new line
   cout << endl;

   // draw each row - outer loop
   for (int row = 1; row <= number_lines; row++)
   {
      // print leading blanks - 1st inner loop
      for (int lead_blanks = number_lines - row; lead_blanks > 0;
           lead_blanks--)
           cout <<  blank;

      // print asterisks - 2nd inner loop
      for (int count_stars = 1; count_stars < 2 * row;
           count_stars++)
        cout << star;

      // terminate line
      cout << endl;
   }  // end for - outer loop

   return 0;
}