TextRectangles.java
1    package npw;
2    import java.util.Scanner;
3    
4    public class TextRectangles {
5        public static void main(String[] args){
6    
7            Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in);
8    
9            System.out.println("number of rows?");
10           int nrOfRows = scanner.nextInt();
11   
12           System.out.println("number of columns?");
13           int nrOfColumns = scanner.nextInt();
14   
15           drawRectangle(nrOfRows,nrOfColumns);
16   
17       }
18   
19       private static void drawRectangle(int nrOfRows, int nrOfColumns) {
20           int i = 1;
21           while ( i <= nrOfRows) {
22               drawOneRow(nrOfColumns);
23               System.out.println("*");
24               i=i+1;
25           }
26       }
27   
28       private static void drawOneRow(int nrOfColumns) {
29           int i = 1;
30           while ( i <= nrOfColumns-1){
31               System.out.print("*");
32               i=i+1;
33           }
34   
35       }
36   }
37