JAVA CODE: ` public static void staircase(int n) {

    int padding = 0;
    int elem = 0;
    for(int i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
        padding = n - i;
        elem = n - padding;
        if(padding > 0) System.out.format("%" + padding + "s", "");
        do {
            System.out.print("#");
            elem--;
        } while(elem > 0);
        System.out.println();
    }

}

`