Note: (Restricted functionality due to obvious reasons!)
Minimal Code ( Raw-View ) :
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
clrscr();
int i,j,k;
for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
{
for(j=i;j<=4;j++)
{
cout<<" ";
}
for(j=1;j<=i;j++)
{
cout<<"*";
}
for(j=1;j<=i-1;j++)
{
cout<<"*";}
cout<<endl;
}
for(i=4;i>=1;i--)
{
for(j=i;j<=4;j++)
{
cout<<" ";}
for(k=1;k<=i;k++)
{
cout<<"*";
}
for(j=1;j<=i-1;j++)
{
cout<<"*";
}
cout<<endl;
}
getch();
}