// Helene Martin, CSE 142
// Prints shapes made up of ASCII stars.

// goal: demonstrates the power of parameters for generalizing solutions to problems.
public class Stars2 {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		line(13);
		line(7);
		line(35);
		
		box(10, 5);
		box(5, 6);
		//box(100, 23);
	}
	
	// prints any String str size times
	// (for ex: repeat(12, "-") prints 12 dashes)
	public static void repeat(int size, String str) {
		for (int i = 1; i <= size; i++) {
			System.out.print(str);
		}	
	}
	
	// prints a line of size stars followed by a new line
	public static void line(int size) {
		repeat(size, "*");
		System.out.println();
	}

	// prints a box of size width x height
	public static void box(int width, int height) {
		line(width);

		for (int line = 1; line <= height - 2; line++) {
			System.out.print("*");
			repeat(width - 2, " ");
			System.out.println("*");
		}
		
		line(width);
	}
}