PHP for loop Exercises: Print alphabet pattern A

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13. Alphabet Pattern 'A'

Write a PHP program to print alphabet pattern 'A'.

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PHP for loop Exercises: Print alphabet pattern A

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

 <?php
// Loop for rows
for ($row = 0; $row <= 7; $row++)
{
    // Loop for columns
    for ($column = 0; $column <= 7; $column++)
    {
        // Condition to determine if '*' or ' ' should be printed
        if ((($column == 1 or $column == 5) and $row != 0) or (($row == 0 or $row == 3) and ($column > 1 and $column < 5)))
            echo "*";    // Print '*' if conditions are met
        else  
            echo " ";    // Print ' ' if conditions are not met
    }        
    echo "\n";  // Move to the next line after each row is printed
}
?>

Output:

Explanation:

In the exercise above,

The code begins with a PHP opening tag <?php.
It uses a nested loop structure to iterate over rows and columns to create a pattern.
The outer loop (for ($row = 0; $row <= 7; $row++)) controls the rows of the pattern, iterating from 0 to 7.
Inside the outer loop, there's another loop (for ($column = 0; $column <= 7; $column++)) that controls the columns by iterating from 0 to 7.
Within the inner loop, there's a conditional statement that determines whether to print an asterisk ('*') or a space ( ) based on the position of the current row and column indices.
The condition checks whether the current position corresponds to the desired pattern of asterisks and spaces.
If the condition is met, an asterisk ('*') is echoed out. Otherwise, a space ( ) is echoed out.
After printing each row, the code moves to the next line by echoing a newline character ('\n').
Once all rows and columns are printed according to the pattern, the PHP code ends with a closing PHP tag ?>.

Flowchart :

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Write a PHP script to print the letter 'A' using nested loops, ensuring proper spacing to form the letter's shape.
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Write a PHP script to output the 'A' pattern using both echo statements and loops, providing both uppercase and lowercase options.

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