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//This program uses for loops and static methods to output a scalable hour glass figure

public class HourGlass {

public static final int HEIGHT = 9; // scalable constant

public static void main(String[] args) {

Quotes();

TopTriangle();

DoubleLine();

BottomTriangle();

Quotes();

}

// This method outputs the quotation marks incased in the pipe symbol.

public static void Quotes() {

System.out.print("|");

for (int i = 1; i <= 2*HEIGHT+2; i++) {

System.out.print("\"");

}

System.out.print("|");

System.out.println();

}

// This method outputs the top of the triangular shape of the hour glass.

public static void TopTriangle() {

for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {

for (int j = 0; j <= i ; j++) {

System.out.print(" ");

}

System.out.print("\\");

for (int j = 1; j <= 2*HEIGHT- (2*i); j++) {

System.out.print(":");

}

System.out.print("/");

System.out.println();

}

}

// This method outputs the bottom of the triangular shape of the hour glass.

public static void BottomTriangle() {

for (int i = HEIGHT; i > 0; i--) {

for (int j = 0; j < i; j++) {

System.out.print(" ");

}

System.out.print("/");

for (int j = 0; j <= (2*HEIGHT - 2*i) + 1; j++) {

System.out.print(":");

}

System.out.print("\\");

System.out.println();

}

}

//This method outputs the double line that is in the center of the hour glass.

public static void DoubleLine() {

for(int i=0; i<=HEIGHT; i++){

System.out.print(" ");

}

System.out.println("||");

}

}