[java] Drawing Asterisks via For Loops
I feel like an idiot...
I'm currently doing an assignment where I need to create a program that creates an "X" and a circle using asterisks, while only using FOR loops with Java. Let me state that I am NOT looking for someone to do my work for me - just a point in the right direction.
Currently as it stands, I am able to get 3/4 of the image displayed for the circle (more of a square, really), however I just can't for the life of me comprehend how to "draw" the final side of the image.
From what I can tell, I need to utilize a FOR loop to insert spaces (System.out.println(" ");) inbetween the left and right sides of my square, however everything I have tried ends up with the image being distorted. More or less, with the code provided below, my "circle" has a top, bottom and left side.
How would I add a right side?
import java.util.Scanner; public static void main(String[] args) {
//input variables
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
String xO;
String spaces = " ";
int userSize = 0;
//asking the questions, setting variables
System.out.println("Would you like to see an X or O?");
xO = input.next().toLowerCase();
System.out.println("What size should it be?");
userSize = input.nextInt();
if(xO.equals("x")) {
for(int row = 0; row < userSize; row++) {
spaces += " ";
System.out.println(spaces + "*");
}
}
if(xO.equals("o")) {
for(int w = 1; w < userSize; w++)
System.out.print("*");
for(int x = 0; x < userSize; x++)
System.out.println("*");
for(int z = 0; z < userSize; z++)
System.out.print("*");
}
Posted Sep 29, 2016, 10:28 PM UTC
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