Reference no: EM132276236

Which statement best describes the role of the inner loop in the following code snippet?

int i;
int j;
for (i = 1; i <= 3; i++)
{
   for (j = 1; j <= 3; j++)
   {
      cout << "#";
   }
   cout << endl;
}

1.) Increments the column index for the generated output

2.) Increments the row index for the generated output

3.) Creates a triangle shape by reducing length of each successive row by one

4.) Controls white space before the "#" character is displayed