https://www.acmicpc.net/problem/10994
홀수/ 짝수 줄마다 서로 상반되는 규칙을 찾아내는 방식
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
public class Main {
static int N;
static String [][] board;
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException{
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
N = Integer.parseInt(br.readLine());
int size = 1+4*(N-1);
int mid = size/2;
board = new String [size][size];
for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
for(int j=0;j<size;j++) {
if(i%2==1 && j%2==0 && j<i && i<mid) {
board[i][j] = "*";
board[i][size-j-1] = "*";
board[size-i-1][j] = "*";
board[size-i-1][size-j-1] = "*";
}
else if(i%2==0) {
;
if(j%2==1&&j<i && i<=mid) {
board[i][j] = " ";
board[i][size-j-1] = " ";
board[size-i-1][j] = " ";
board[size-i-1][size-j-1] = " ";
}
if(board[i][j]==null)
board[i][j]= "*";
}
else {
if(board[i][j] == null)
board[i][j]=" ";
}
}
}
for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
for(int j=0;j<size;j++) {
System.out.print(board[i][j]);
}
System.out.println();
}
}
}
규칙을 찾을 때는, 단순하게 하나하나 따져보고 규칙을 찾자 !