First Ever Programming Course. In need of quick help

[QueNerdo]

Hey all. I need some quick help on some homework. The question is as follows:
"Write a C function definition for a function called printKSpacesNXs that takes two integer parameters, k and x. The function should pring k spaces, and then n lowercase x characters on standard output. It should NOT print a new line after it is finished."

I am utterly confused. When he explains it in class, it makes complete sense. But when I try it on my own, it doesn't.

Can anyone help me out?

[bithub]

Well the first question is:
"The function should pring k spaces, and then n lowercase x characters on standard output"
What is n? The function only takes 2 integer parameters k and x, so where did n come from?

[QueNerdo]

n is just a number, nothing specific.

[MK27]

n is just a number, nothing specific.

Okay so I guess your function should start with

int n = "just a number, nothing specific";

since n is not supplied to the function.

[bithub]

n is just a number, nothing specific.

That makes no sense from a programming standpoint. n is a variable. That variable must be equal to a value. That value is the number of times that you print out x.

Anyways, as for your original issue...
You need to perform some action a specific number of times. This is how you do that in C:

int i;
for(i = 0; i < number_of_times; i++)
    printf("I'm doing an action!\n");

[NeonBlack]

#include <stdio.h>

int printKSpacesNXs(unsigned k, unsigned n)
{
    return putchar(k?0x20:n?0x58:0x00)&&(k?printKSpacesNXs(--k,n):n?printKSpacesNXs(k,--n):0);
}

int main(void)
{
    printKSpacesNXs(4,1);
    printf("\n");
    printKSpacesNXs(0,7);
    printf("\n");
    return 0;
}