Syntax errors - Help needed with program

hello everyone i hope i can find help here since i am a beginner in C++ i need help with this
i have this source code so far but i want it to display :
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*****

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#include <iostream>

int drawBar(int);

int main()
{
std::cout << std::endl << "Let's Draw a triangle!\n";

//determine how many lines will be drawn
int triangleBase = 0;

//draw the triangle
for (int i = 0 ; i >= triangleBase ; i--) {
drawBar(i);
}

return 0;
} //end main

int drawBar(int barSize) {
//draws a line of asterisks
//the number of asterisk drawn equals barSize

int theCounter = 0;
while (theCounter >= barSize) {
theCounter--;
std::cout << '*';
}
std::cout << '\n';
return 0;
} //end drawBar

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how can i do that i dont seem to understand where the problem is since i get only :
*

thanks in advance

try changing
int triangleBase = 0;
to
int triangleBase = 10;

Then, decide wether you want drawbar to count up or down - the code now tries a little bit of both, and turns everything into a mess as a result.