// alternate version of Diamond1.java that counts down rows for the
//   bottom half of the diamond

public class Diamond1alt {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      for (int row = 0; row < 3; row++) {
         // spaces
         for (int i = 0; i < 2 - row; i++) {
            System.out.print(" ");
         }

         // single /
         System.out.print("/");

         // dots
         for (int i = 0; i < 2 * row; i++) {
            System.out.print(".");
         }

         // single \
         System.out.print("\\");
         System.out.println();
      }
      
      for (int row = 2; row >= 0; row--) {
         // spaces
         for (int i = 0; i < 2 - row; i++) {
            System.out.print(" ");
         }

         // single /
         System.out.print("\\");

         // dots
         for (int i = 0; i < 2 * row; i++) {
            System.out.print(".");
         }

         // single \
         System.out.print("/");
         System.out.println();
      }
   }   
}