Thread: Help writing a program

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
	int i = 0;

	int width = 6;
	/* start of line */
	putchar('*');

	for(i = 1; i< width-1; i++)
		putchar(' ' );

	putchar('*');
	putchar('\n');

	/* end of line */
	return 0;
}

try to put the code between comments into loop

Originally Posted by alex1067

The instructor said I would need a loop. Can you give me an example of what I need to do?At the rate I am going I will be here all night. What I am doing is wrong I think.

Code:

     6  #include <stdio.h>
     7
     8  int main(void)
     9
    10  {
    11
    12  int height, width;
    13
    14  printf("Enter width:");
    15  scanf("%d", &width);
    16  printf("Enter height:");
    17  scanf("%d", &height);
    18
    19  if (width == 4)
    20  printf("****/n");
    21  else if (width == 5)
    22  printf("*****/n");
    23  else if (width == 6)
    24  printf("******/n");
    25  else if (width == 7)
    26  printf("*******/n");
    27  else if (width == 8)
    28  printf("********/n");
    29  else if (width == 9)
    30  printf("*********/n");
    31  else if (width == 10)
    32  printf("**********/n");
    33  else if (width == 11)
    34  printf("***********/n");

Dude, copy and paste.

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

first if is missing else I think - to avoid printing * twice for the conors

But easier way - to take the first line completely from the loop and make loop on heght starting with the second line