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    package npw;
6    
7    import java.util.Scanner;
8    
9    public class TextRectangles {
10       public static void main(String[] args) {
11           Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
12           System.out.println("number of rows? ");
13           int nrOfRows = scanner. nextInt();
14   
15           System.out.println("number of columns?");
16           int nrOfColumns = scanner.nextInt();
17           drawRectangle(nrOfRows , nrOfColumns);
18       }
19   
20       private static void drawRectangle(int nrOfRows, int nrOfColumns) {
21           int i = 1;
22           while ( i <= nrOfRows) {
23               drawOneRow(nrOfColumns);
24               i = i + 1;
25           }
26       }
27   
28       private static void drawOneRow(int nrOfColumns) {
29           int i = 1;
30           while ( i <= nrOfColumns) {
31               System.out.print("*");
32               i = i + 1;
33           }
34           System.out.println();
35       }
36   }
37