Discussion on: Daily Challenge #2 - String Diamond

string Diamond(int i)
{
    if (i < 0 || i % 2 == 0) return null;
    var sb = new StringBuilder().Append(Environment.NewLine).Append('*', i).Append(Environment.NewLine);
    for (int x = i; i >= 1; --x)
    {
        sb.Append(' ', x - i).Append('*', i).Append(Environment.NewLine).Insert(0, "*", i).Insert(0, " ", x - i).Insert(0, Environment.NewLine);
        i -= 2;
    }
    return sb.ToString();
}

Private Function Diamond(ByVal i As Integer) As String
    If i < 0 OrElse i Mod 2 = 0 Then Return Nothing
    Dim sb = New StringBuilder().Append(Environment.NewLine).Append("*"c, i).Append(Environment.NewLine)
    Dim x = i
    i -= 2

    While i >= 1
        x -= 1
        sb.Append(" "c, x - i).Append("*"c, i).Append(Environment.NewLine).Insert(0, "*", i).Insert(0, " ", x - i).Insert(0, Environment.NewLine)
        i -= 2
    End While

    Return sb.ToString()
End Function