interview test

public class  {               
                                           
	public static void main(String[] args) 
		
/**                                        
 * 输出如下沙漏状图形：                              
 *   ********                              
 *    ******                               
 *     ****                                
 *      **                                 
 *      **                                 
 *     ****                                
 *    ******                               
 *   ********		                       
 */                                        
		int n = 8;                         
		int i , j, k ,m, p;                
		k = n/2;                           
		for (i=0; i<=n; i++){              
			                               
			m = k- Math.abs(k-i);          
			p = Math.abs(n - 2 * i);       
			                               
			if(p==0){                      
				continue;                  
			}                              
			                               
			for(j=0;j<m;j++){		//画空格  
				System.out.print(" ");     
			}                              
			for(j=0;j<p;j++){		//画*   
				System.out.print("*");     
			}                              
			System.out.println();          
		}                                  
		                                   
		                                   
	}                                      
                                           
}