Pattern 18

public class pattern18
 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
int i,j,c;
for(i=1; i<=5; i++)
{
System.out.print("\n");

for(j=5; j>=i; j--)
{
System.out.print("-");
}
for(c=1; c<=i; c++)
{
System.out.print(" *");
}
for(int h=5; h>=i; h--)
System.out.print("-");
}

for(i=5; i>=1; i--)
{
System.out.print("\n");
for(j=5; j>=i; j--)
{
System.out.print("-");
}
for( c=1; c<=i; c++)
System.out.print(" *");
for(int h=5; h>=i; h--)
System.out.print("-");
}

}}

output:

----- *-----
---- * *----
--- * * *---
-- * * * *--
- * * * * *-
- * * * * *-
-- * * * *--
--- * * *---
---- * *----
----- *-----