public class ChristmasTree { static final int LINE = 8; public static void main(String[] args) { // static final int LINE = 8; Wrong place for static var! for(int i = 1; i <= LINE; i++) { for(int j = 0; j < LINE - i; j++) System.out.print(" "); for(int m = 0; m < (2*i - 1); m++) System.out.print("X"); System.out.println(); } } } // Chung