Merged Pattern Printing

1****
12***
123**
1234*
12345

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public class ajit{       public static void main(String[] args) {         int i, j, k;         int n = 5;         for (i = 1; i <= n; i++) {             for (j = 1; j <= i; ++j)                 System.out.print(j);               for (k = n - i; k >= 1; k--)                 System.out.print("*");               System.out.println();         }       } }