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+// C++ implementation to print the following 
+// pyramid pattern 
+#include <bits/stdc++.h> 
+using namespace std; 
+
+// function to print the following pyramid pattern 
+void printPattern(int n) 
+{ 
+	int j, k = 0; 
+	
+	// loop to decide the row number 
+	for (int i=1; i<=n; i++) 
+	{ 
+		// if row number is odd 
+		if (i%2 != 0) 
+		{ 
+			// print numbers with the '*' sign in 
+			// increasing order 
+			for (j=k+1; j<k+i; j++) 
+				cout << j << "*"; 
+			cout << j++ << endl; 
+			
+			// update value of 'k'	 
+			k = j;	 
+		} 
+		
+		// if row number is even 
+		else
+		{ 
+			// update value of 'k' 
+			k = k+i-1; 
+			
+			// print numbers with the '*' in 
+			// decreasing order 
+			for (j=k; j>k-i+1; j--) 
+				cout << j << "*"; 
+			cout << j << endl;	 
+		} 
+	} 
+} 
+
+// Driver program to test above 
+int main() 
+{ 
+	int n = 5; 
+	printPattern(n); 
+	return 0; 
+}