#include <stdio.h>

char info(void);
void diamond(char);
char mychar;

int main()
{
diamond(info());
return 0;
}

char info(void){
printf("\n\nPlease type a single character followed by the Enter key: ");
mychar = getchar();
return(mychar);
}

void diamond(char MyChar){

printf("   %c   \n",MyChar);
printf("  %c%c%c  \n",MyChar,MyChar,MyChar);
printf(" %c%c%c%c%c \n",MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar);
printf("%c%c%c%c%c%c%c\n",MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar);
printf(" %c%c%c%c%c \n",MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar,MyChar);
printf("  %c%c%c  \n",MyChar,MyChar,MyChar);
printf("   %c   \n\n",MyChar);
system("pause");
return;
}