Printing Pattern something different 1

Printing Pattern something different

#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

{

    int a;

    cin>>a;

    int i,j;

    for(i=0;i<a;i++)

        cout<<"*";

        cout<<endl;

    int k=a/2 +1;

    int m=a/2 +1;

    for(i=1;i<a/2;i++)

    {

        for(j=1;j<=a;j++)

        {if(j==k|| j==m){cout<<" ";continue;}

        cout<<"*";

        }

        k--;

        m++;

        cout<<endl;

    }

    for(i=1;i<(a/2)+1;i++)

    {

        for(j=1;j<=a;j++)

        {

            if(j==k || j==m){cout<<" ";continue;}

            cout<<"*";

        }

        k++;

        m--;

        cout<<endl;

    }

    /// cout<<endl;

    for(i=0;i<a;i++)cout<<"*";

    cout<<endl;

}