1    /* 
2    This set of code will: 
3    (1) accept, from the standard input stream, 
4    data corresponding to the number of rows and number of columns 
5    in a rectangle made up of stars, and 
6    (2) print, to the standard output stream, the rectangle of stars. 
7     */
8    package npw;
9    
10   import java.util.Scanner;
11   
12   public class TextRectangles {
13       public static void main(String[] args) {
14   
15           Scanner lexi = new Scanner(System.in);
16   
17           System.out.print("Number of Rows: ");
18           int nrOfRows = lexi.nextInt() ;
19   
20           System.out.print("Number of Columns: ");
21           int nrOfColumns = lexi.nextInt();
22   
23           drawRectangle(nrOfRows, nrOfColumns);
24   
25       }
26   
27       private static void drawRectangle(int nrOfRows, int nrOfColumns) {
28   
29           int i = 1;
30           while ( i <= nrOfRows) {
31               drawOneRow(nrOfColumns);
32               System.out.println("*");
33               i=i+1;
34           }
35       }
36   
37       private static void drawOneRow(int nrOfColumns) {
38           int i = 1;
39           while (i <= nrOfColumns - 1){
40               System.out.print("*");
41               i = i + 1 ;
42           }
43       }
44   }
45