Please specify corrections in the following code

#1

#include
using namespace std;
int main() {
int row,col,N;
cin>>N;
for(row=1;row<=2N-1;row++){
for (col=1;col<=row;col++){
if(row==1||row==2N-1){
cout<<"";
cout<<endl;
}
if(row==2||row==2N-2){
if(col==5){
cout<<’ ';}
else{
cout<<"*";
}
cout<<endl;
}

		if(row==3||row==2*N-3){
		    if(col==4&&col==5&&col==6){
		        cout<<' ';}
		    else{
				cout<<"*";}
		    cout<<endl;
		}
		if(row==4||row==2*N-4){
		    if(col==3&&col==4&&col==5&&col==6&&col==7){
		        cout<<' ';}
		    else{cout<<"*";
		    }
			
		    cout<<endl;
		}
		if(row==5||row==2*N-5){
		    if(col==2&&col==3&&col==4&&col==5&&col==6&&col==7){
		    cout<<' ';}
		    else{cout<<"*";}
		   
		    cout<<endl;
		        
		    }
		}
	}
}

link to the problem- https://online.codingblocks.com/app/player/246132/content/235743/4704/code-challenge

#2

hi @sbhardwaj1be21_2a991b329433c059 dont hardcode values
refer this do a dry run on paper https://ide.codingblocks.com/s/666881

#3
#4

https://ide.codingblocks.com/s/666881 when we have i=2 from the first counter… then on reaching the 11th line .how did we get * from j=1 i.e from the first column itself. Ideally it should start from j=2… as j=i and i=2 for that loop?

#5

hi @sbhardwaj1be21_2a991b329433c059 do a dryrun on paper for value 5, hope this helps:)

#6

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