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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/code_golf

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Write a function that prints an n big tree, e.g. for n=5:

     * 
    * * 
   * * * 
  * * * * 
 * * * * * 
    | |

Here is what I came up with in C:

N,i;a(n){for(i=N=N?N:n+2;i--;printf(i?"* "+(N-n-1<i):--n?"\n":"\n%*s",N,"| |"));n&&a(n);}

// the invocation isn't part of the golf:
main(){a(5);}

PS: Code blocks currently wrap around when they are too long, I've already submitted a patch to make them scroll horizontally instead.

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[–] Andy 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

EDIT: Damn, lemmy still mangles code. Here's a gist, and I'll replace the text in here with images.

This doesn't beat anyone's char count, but here's my try in Factor. I hope someone comes along and does it even better. 177 chars (1 line):

code screenshot 1

You prefix the number to that code to invoke.

Here it is with the slight bit of sanity afforded by line breaks and a function wrapper:

code screenshot 2

To invoke:

5 tree print

EDIT 2: it's 176 if you replace first2 with last2, as someone pointed out to me.