hollow rectangle pattern in c 2b 2b

1#include <iostream>
2using namespace std;
3int main()
4{
5    int row, col;
6    cout << "Enter number of rows and columns to create a hollow rectangle: ";
7    cin >> row >> col;
8
9    for (int i = 1; i <= row; i++)
10    {
11        for (int j = 1; j <= col; j++)
12        {
13            if (i == 1 || i == row || j == 1 || j == col) // you can either use a single loop or use elseif with it.
14            {
15                cout << "*";
16            }
17            // else if (j == 1 || j == col)
18            // {
19            //     cout << "*";
20            // }
21            else
22            {
23                cout << " ";
24            }
25        }
26        cout << endl;
27    }
28
29    return 0;
30}
31