Need explaination!?!? of simple code?!?!?

Question

can some1 explain to me how the "for statement" works?.... if n equals 4
and what does index++ mean?
Thanks PPL!
public static void stars( int n )
int index;
if ( n > 0 )
for (index = 0; index < n; index++ )
System.out.print("*");
System.out.println( );
stars( n - 1 );
for (index = 0; index < n; index++ )
System.out.print("*");
System.out.println( );
}if n=4 then the code prints this out:
Edited by: slvr99 on Dec 3, 2008 11:17 AM
Edited by: slvr99 on Dec 3, 2008 11:17 AM

Answer 1

If you wan to clarify what stars each loop prints out, why not replace the first
System.out.print("*");with
System.out.print("#");Don't be afraid to play around with code, or to use some common sense.