/*
CSE 142, Autumn 2009, Marty Stepp
This enhanced version of the ComplexLines program prints the following
pattern of lines using nested loops:

....1
...2.
..3..
.4...
5....

The program has a variable named 'max' that you can change to adjust
how many lines of numbers are printed.
*/

public class ComplexLines2 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int max = 5;
        for (int line = 1; line <= max; line++) {
            // dots before line number
            for (int dot = 1; dot <= (-1 * line + max); dot++) {
                System.out.print(".");
            }
            
            // line number
            System.out.print(line);
            
            // dots after line number
            for (int dot = 1; dot <= line - 1; dot++) {
                System.out.print(".");
            }
            
            // end the line of output
            System.out.println();
        }
    }
}