How to print 5 asterisks in reverse order and so that they are in descending order and on a new line using while?

Question

C++ / C#

For example:
*****
****
***
**
*

Answer 1

char asterisk[] = "*****", *pa = &asterisk;
while( *pa != 0 ) 
   cout << pa++ << endl;

Answer 2

int marker = 5;
while(marker)
{
  int inner_marker = marker;
  while(inner_marker--) 
    std::cout << "*";	
  std::cout << std::endl;
  --marker;
}

Didn't specifically comment. Try to figure it out yourself.