Build a Pyramid Generator - Build a Pyramid Generator

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Tell us what’s happening:

My code is not passing and I’m unclear as to why. I thought it was because of the way i added “\n”, but it does not appear to make a difference at the beginning or end of where I’m generating my pyramid variable within the loop. Is it something to do with how I’m using the counter? Thanks in advance!

Your code so far

const pyramid = (character, rows, inverted) => {
  let pyramid = '';

  if (inverted) {
    console.log("I'm true!")
    for (let i = rows; i >= 1; i--) {
      const chars = character.repeat(2 * i-1);
      const spaces = ' '.repeat(rows - i)
      // console.log('chars:', chars, "spaces:", spaces)
      pyramid += '\n' + spaces + chars + spaces
    }
  } else {
    console.log("I'm false!")
    for (let i = 1; i <= rows; i++) {
      const chars = character.repeat(2 * i -1);
      const spaces = ' '.repeat(rows - i);
      // console.log("spaces:", spaces)
      // console.log("numChars", numChars)
      pyramid += '\n' + spaces + chars + spaces
    }
  }
  return pyramid;
};


console.log(pyramid('p', 5, true))

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Build a Pyramid Generator - Build a Pyramid Generator
https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/full-stack-developer/lab-pyramid-generator/lab-pyramid-generator

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You can add this code to the bottom of your script file to compare what the tests expect to what your code is producing:

  console.log(pyramid("o", 4, false));
  console.log(pyramid("p", 5, true));
  
  console.log("Actual:   ", JSON.stringify(pyramid("o", 4, false)));
  console.log("Expected: ", JSON.stringify("\n   o\n  ooo\n ooooo\nooooooo\n"));
  console.log("Actual:   ", JSON.stringify(pyramid("p", 5, true)));
  console.log("Expected: ", JSON.stringify("\nppppppppp\n ppppppp\n  ppppp\n   ppp\n    p\n"));
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Now I see what I was missing! Thank you!