Dinesh Karthikesu

/*
@ Author : Dinesh Karthikesu 
*/

import java.util.Scanner;

public class PyramidPrinter
{
    public static void main (String args [])
    {
        Scanner input = new Scanner (System.in);
        
        int counter; // To count the number of rows
        int userInputRows = 8; // To control the number of rows
        int space;  // To control the spaces
        int spaceX= 7; // To control the spaces
        int print;  // To control the text that's printed
        int printX = 1; // To control the text that's printed
        int printObject; // What's being printed
        
        for (counter = 1; counter < userInputRows; counter ++)
        {
            printObject = counter;
            for (space = 0; space < spaceX; space++)
            {
                System.out.printf (" ");
            }
            
            for (print = 1; print <= printX; print ++)
            {
                System.out.printf ("%d", printObject);
                
                if (print < (printX + 1)/2)
                {
                    printObject--;
                }
                
                else if (print >= (printX + 1)/2)
                {
                    printObject++;
                }
            }
            
            printX += 2;
            spaceX -= 1;
            System.out.printf ("\n");
               
        }
    }
}