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       public static void main(String[] args) {
12       Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
13       System.out.println("number of rows? ");
14       int nrOfRows = sc.nextInt();
15       System.out.println("number of columns? ");
16       int nrOfColumns = sc.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 x = 1;
30           while (x <= nrOfColumns){
31               System.out.print("*");
32               x= x + 1;
33   
34           }System.out.println();
35       }
36   }