It should be like this:
def createDiamond(size: Int) = {
require(size % 2 != 0, "size must be odd")
def innerIterator(limit: Int) = {
(0 until size).map{ column =>
if(column > ((size / 2) + limit) || column < ((size / 2) - limit)) "0"
else "1"
}.mkString(" ") + "\n"
}
val str = (0 until size).map{ row => if(row <= size / 2) innerIterator(row) else innerIterator(size - row - 1)}.mkString("")
println(str)
}