Thread: need help printing hourglass shape

I am only able to print upper half of the hourglass. Please help with the ower half.

public static void printHourglass(int size, char symbol)
    {   
        int count = 0;
        int count2 = 0;
        boolean lower = false;
        for(int lines = 0; lines < size; lines++)
        {   
            //upper half
 
            for(int spaces = 0; spaces < lines; spaces++)
            {
                if(lower == false)
                    System.out.print(" ");
                else
                    break;
 
            }
            count = 0;
            for(int j = lines; j <= size - (lines + 1); j++)
            {
               count++;
               System.out.print(symbol);
 
            }
 
 
            for(int spaces = 0; spaces < lines;spaces++)
            {
                if(lower == false)
                    System.out.print(" ");
                else
                    break;
 
 
            }
            System.out.println("");
 
 
 
        }  
 
 
 
    }

If you've successfully coded the top half, why can't you reverse the logic to print the lower half? Similar to:

A
B
C
C
B
A

This is not homework. I am trying to teach myself java.

This code is supposed to print symbols in hourglass shape.
size must be an odd number. For example giving it a parameter of 3 and 'Q' should print

QQQ
Q
QQQ

I'm able to print the first two lines but not the third.

This is not homework. I am trying to teach myself java.

This code is supposed to print symbols in hourglass shape.
size must be an odd number. For example giving it a parameter of 3 and 'Q' should print

QQQ
              Q
            QQQ

I'm able to print the first two lines but not the third.