Printing out a rhombic pattern in java with "for" loop

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I am having a hard time doing a school exercise in Java. We are asked to print out this pattern:

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
    +        +        +        +        +    
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
    +        +        +        +        +    
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
    +        +        +        +        +    
   +++      +++      +++      +++      +++   
  +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++    +++++  
 +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++  +++++++ 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I can do a triangle, or an hourglass shape,but I can't get it to repeat horizontally.

This is what I have up to now:

    int a = 9;
    char b = '+';
    char c = ' ';

    int i_buffer = a;
    int i_leer = 1;
    for( int i = 0; i < a; i++ ){

        for( int z = i_buffer; z > 0; z--)
        System.out.print( b );

    System.out.println();

    i_buffer = i_buffer - 2;
    if( i_buffer < 0 )
        break;

        for( int z = i_leer++; z > 0; z--)
        System.out.print( c );

    }

Any help is appreciated

asked 43 secs ago

user2127218
3

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Printing out a rhombic pattern in java with "for" loop