Incomplete output with while loop

I am supposed to give this output

* * * * *
 * * * * *
* * *开发者_如何学C * * *
 * * * * *

so on and so forth 5 itirations but it only shows the first 2 output

here's my code

public class itiration {

    public static void main( String args[]){

        int counter1 = 1;
        int counter2 = 1;
        int counter3 = 1;

        while(counter1<=5)
        {

                while(counter2<=5)
                {
                    System.out.print("* ");
                    System.out.print(" ");
                    counter2++;
                }

            System.out.println();

                while(counter3<=5)
                {
                    System.out.print(" ");
                    System.out.print("* ");
                    counter3++;
                }


            System.out.println();

            counter1++;
        }

    }

}

this is not a homework

Have you tried stepping through this program with a debugger?

HINT: After the outer loop executes its first iteration, what are the values of counter2 and counter3?

You need to reset counter2 and counter3 in the loop (after counter1++ for example), otherwise they'll stay at value 5 after the first run of the loop, and the inner loops will not run any more.

You're not resetting counter2 and counter3 for each iteration of the main loop. Try this:

    int counter1 = 1;
    while(counter1<=5)
    {        
        int counter2 = 1;
        int counter3 = 1;