Beginner Java Code Issues -

public class printing {  public static void printstars(int amount) {     int = 1;     while (i<amount) {         system.out.print("*");         i++;     if (i==amount) {            system.out.println("*");         }     }     }    public static void printtriangle(int size) {     int c = 1;     while (c<=size) {         printstars(c);         c++;     } }  public static void main(string[] args) {       printstars(3);     system.out.println("\n---");     printsquare(4);     system.out.println("\n---");     printrectangle(5, 6);     system.out.println("\n---");     printtriangle(3);     system.out.println("\n---"); } 

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i'm following online course on learning java , in assignment, printtriangle(3) should print 3 rows of stars, first row 1 star, second row 2 stars, third row 3 stars.

i can't figure out why prints 2 rows of stars, first row 2 stars , second row 3 stars.

i edited out parts defined methods printsquare , printrectangle because figured weren't important.

the program i'm using code netbeans tmc 1.1.7

get rid of if loop , change condition in while loop i<=amount. what's happening in while loop is, checking if i less amount ( < amount ). in first iteration call printstars(1) in case amount = 1 , i = 1. in while loop comparison becomes 1<1 false. if condition (i==amount) not reached because outer while loop broke, method execution ends without printing 1 star expected. if change while condition i<=amount comparison 1<=1 condition true print 1 star.

public static void printstars(int amount) {      int = 1;      while (i<=amount) {            system.out.print("*");            i++;      }     system.out.println(""); }