1    /* 
2     * A program to draw rectangles of stars in the standard output stream. The 
3     * dimensions of the rectangle are read from the standard output stream. 
4     */
5    
6    package npw;
7    
8    import java.util.Scanner;
9    
10   public class TextRectangles {
11       public static void main(String[] args) {
12           Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
13           System.out.print("Number of rows? ");
14           int row = sc.nextInt();
15           System.out.print("Number of columns? ");
16           int column = sc.nextInt();
17           drawRectangle(row, column);
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           for (int i = 1; i <= nrOfColumns; i = i + 1) {
30               System.out.print("*");
31           }
32           System.out.println(" ");
33       }
34   }
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