Alphabet Hourglass Pattern Dry Run in C

Alphabet Hourglass Pattern is an interactive C dry run visualizer from the Patterns programs section. Study the source code, then use the execution controls to follow each step, variable update, highlighted line, and console output.

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Alphabet Hourglass Pattern Program Code

#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
    int n = 4, i, j, k;
    // Upper hourglass
    for(i = n; i >= 1; i--) {
        for(j = 1; j <= n - i; j++) printf(" ");
        for(k = 1; k <= i; k++) printf("%c ", 'A' + k - 1);
        printf("\n");
    }
    // Lower hourglass
    for(i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
        for(j = 1; j <= n - i; j++) printf(" ");
        for(k = 1; k <= i; k++) printf("%c ", 'A' + k - 1);
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}

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