how can i achieve this?

Thanks for all the help you have given me so far. i am able to print the # but my problem was the tabbing i tried different solutions but its going to different line rather than staying on the same line. for example

public class StarProgram {

/**

* @param args

*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

// TODO Auto-generated method stub

for(int i=1; i<=8; i++) {

//System.out.print('#');

for(int j=1; j<=8-i; j++)

System.out.print('#');

System.out.println();

}

}

}

output

#######

######

#####

####

###

##

#

I know its a little bit of math to just print the other way i can do that but tabbing is my main problem and the last two design which is

******************

*******

*****

something like this which i posted earlier is where i will be struggling. any ideas or clues? that is all i am asking.

schumachera at 2007-7-12 19:58:29 >

> u know if u copy each line of what u wanted to print

> it and put it into println(""); it would work with

> the spacing, thats what i did and its real ez

>

> woops i didnt see that you wanted to do it with math

>

> Message was edited by:

> ByronTheOmnipotent

So I guess if your teacher asked you to print the value 2 cubed this would be your answer:

System.out.println(8);

Gold star for you.

floundera at 2007-7-12 19:58:29 >

> yea i know :) i wish i dont have to use for loops.

> but had to do it.. that tabbing part is really

> messing me up. i mean will take bunch of for loops

> and what kind of exercise is this. give me something

> entering data storing it in a file rather than asking

> me to printing #. o well lets see

Another piece of advice, all your code doesn't have to be in the main method. Think about how you can write 1, 2 or more other methods that you can call from within a loop to aid you.

floundera at 2007-7-12 19:58:29 >

ok a little object oriented way.

public class StarProgram {

private static final String TAB = "\t";

/**

* @param args

*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

StarProgram star = new StarProgram();

System.out.print(star.printPound() + TAB + star.printPound());

}

public StarProgram() {

//default constructor

}

public String printPound() {

String r = "";

for(int i=1; i<=8; i++) {

for(int j=1; j<=i; j++)

r = r+"#";

r = r+"\n";

// System.out.print(r);

//System.out.println();

}

return r;

}

}

so i was just testing to see the TAB works or not. it should print one set of # and the other one after a space. but for some reason it outputs this

#

##

###

####

#####

######

#######

########

#

##

###

####

#####

######

#######

########

schumachera at 2007-7-12 19:58:29 >

So now instead of having all your code in the main method you basically have it inside the printpound method. Have a look at this, it doesn't do what you want exactly but it should give you an idea.

class Stars {

public static void main(String[] args) {

int spaces = 5;

for(int index = 1; index <= 5; index++) {

printchars(index, '*');

printchars(spaces, ' ');

printchars(Math.abs(spaces - index), '*');

System.out.println();

spaces--;

}

}

public static void printchars(int num, char c) {

for(int index = 0; index < num; index++) {

System.out.print(c);

}

}

}

floundera at 2007-7-21 22:33:24 >

thanks flounder. so that means i need to use Math.abs(i-j) in order for the tabbing. hmmm. after looking at your code and trying to implement it my way i came out with this method for the first # design.

# # # # # # # #

# # # # # #

# # # # #

# # # #

# # #

# #

#

This is what i wrote

public void printPound() {

for(int i=1; i<10; i++) {

for(int j=1; j<i; j++)

System.out.print(".");

for(int z=1; z><10-i; z++)

System.out.print("#");

System.out.println();

}

}

it prints this

########

.#######

..######

...#####

....####

.....###

......##

.......#

so like cotton suggested a for loop but that does not make any sense since it is going to delete my entire #. Let me ask from the instructor if he really wants me to do it using tabbing or if i can print each # design on a new line which will be efficient for me.

schumachera at 2007-7-21 22:33:25 >

you damnnnn right. I got the first 2 # design.

public class StarProgram {

private static final String TAB = "\t";

/**

* @param args

*/

public static void main(String[] args) {

StarProgram star = new StarProgram();

star.printPound();

System.out.println();

star.printSecondPound();

}

public StarProgram() {

//default constructor

}

public void printPound() {

char c = ' ';

for(int i=1; i<10; i++) {

for(int j=1; j<i; j++)

System.out.print(c);

for(int z=1; z><10-i; z++)

System.out.print("#");

System.out.println();

}

}

public void printSecondPound() {

String c ="" ;

for(int i=1; i<10; i++) {

for(int j=1; j<i; j++)

System.out.print(c);

for(int z=1; z><10-i; z++)

System.out.print("#");

System.out.println();

}

}

}

Output

########

#######

######

#####

####

###

##

#

########

#######

######

#####

####

###

##

#

I know its on different line but glad to achieve the first 2 # design. Thanks all. i will post back if i get stuck in the 3rd and 4th. Dukes for you flounder.

schumachera at 2007-7-21 22:33:25 >