1 /*
 2  * Program to draw rectangles of stars in the standard output stream. The 
 3  * dimensions of the rectangle are read from the standard input steam.
 4  */
 5 package npw;
 6 
 7 import java.util.Scanner;
 8 
 9 /**
10  *
11  * @author ffrigin
12  */
13 public class TextRectangles {
14 
15     /**
16      * @param args the command line arguments
17      */
18     public static void main(String[] args) {
19         Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
20         System.out.println("Please enter the number of rows: ");
21         int nrOfRows = scanner.nextInt();
22         System.out.println("Please enter the number of columns: ");
23         int nrOfColumns = scanner.nextInt();
24         drawRectangle(nrOfRows, nrOfColumns);
25 
26     }
27 
28     private static void drawRectangle(int nrOfRows, int nrOfColumns) {
29         int i = 1;
30         while (i <= nrOfRows) {
31             drawOneRow(nrOfColumns);
32             i = i + 1;
33         }
34     }
35 
36     private static void drawOneRow(int nrOfColumns) {
37         int f = 1;
38         while (f <= nrOfColumns) {
39             System.out.print("*");
40             f = f + 1;
41         } 
42         System.out.println();
43 
44     }
45 
46 }
47