Foundations Loops through pattern printing

5. Square of Stars

Easy

Given an integer n, return the pattern below as a list of strings, one string per row, top row first.

The pattern is a square of stars: n rows, and each row holds exactly n stars (*) side by side, with no spaces between them. A row has no spaces at the start or at the end.

Example 1

Input: n = 4

Output:
****
****
****
****

Example 2

Input: n = 1

Output:
*

Example 3

Input: n = 2

Output:
**
**

Check your understanding

Work out the answer for this input before you write any code.

n = 3

Constraints

  • 1 ≤ n ≤ 100

Clarifying questions

What you would ask an interviewer before writing any code.

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