For loop lab : patterrn printing

Pattern Printing : 

 

 

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int n,m,k,l;
    cin>>n;
    int i,j;
    for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
    {
        if(i==n)cout<<" ";
        else cout<<"*";
    }
    cout<<endl;
    k=n-2;
    l=n;
    for(i=1;i<n-1;i++)
    {
        for(j=1;j<=n;j++)
        {
            if(j==1 || j==k || j==l || j==n)
                cout<<"*";
            else cout<<" ";
        }
        k--;
        l--;
        cout<<endl;
    }
    for(j=0;j<n;j++)
    {
        if(j==0)cout<<" ";
        else cout<<"*";
    }
   
}