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 stream. 
4     */
5    
6    package npw;
7    
8    import java.util.Scanner;
9    
10   public class TextRectangles {
11       //Creating the scanner input to let user input rows and columns
12       public static void main(String[] args) {
13           Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
14           System.out.println("Enter number of rows: ");
15           int nrOfRows = (int) scanner.nextInt();
16           System.out.println("Enter number of columns: ");
17           int nrOfColumns = scanner.nextInt();
18           drawRectangle(nrOfRows, nrOfColumns);
19       }
20   
21       //Creating the rectangle
22       private static void drawRectangle(int nrOfRows, int nrOfColumns) {
23           int i = 1;
24           while (i <= nrOfRows) {
25               drawOneRow(nrOfColumns);
26               i = i + 1;
27           }
28       }
29   
30       public static void drawOneRow(int nrOfColumns) {
31           for (int i = 0; i < nrOfColumns; i++) {
32               System.out.print("*");
33           }
34               System.out.println("");
35       }
36   }