Thread: C programming star count

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int DrawRow(int length)
{
   int i, count=0;
   for(i = 1; i <= length; i++)
   {
      printf("*");

   }
   printf("\n");
   return count;
}
int DrawSquare(int length)
{
     int j,i, count=0;
     for(j=1; j<=length; j++)
     {
       DrawRow(length);
       count++;
     }
     printf("\n");
     return count;
}
int DrawTriangle(int length)
{
     int j,i,count=0; 
     for(j=1; j <=length; j++)
     {
        DrawRow(j);
        count++;
     }
     printf("\n");
     return count;
}
int DrawTriangles(int length)
{
     int i,j,k,count=0; 
     for(k=1; k<=length; k++)
     {
       DrawTriangle(k);
       count=k*count;        
     }
     printf("\n");
     return count;
}


main()
{
      int choice,x,count,total,total_stars;
    
      while(1)
      {
               printf("enter a number greater than 0 here:\n", x);
               scanf("%i",&x);  
               
               if (choice == 0) break;
               
               printf("choose 1(row of stars),2(square),3(triangle),4(triangles) or 0(quit)\n");
               scanf("%i",&choice);
              if (choice == 0) break;
              if (choice == 1) total_stars=DrawRow (x);
              if (choice == 2) total_stars=DrawSquare (x);
              else if (choice ==3) total_stars=DrawTriangle (x);
              else if (choice ==4) total_stars=DrawTriangles (x);
              else if (choice >=5) break;
              total_stars=x+total_stars;
      }
     printf("\n");
     printf("Numbers of stars are %i\n", total_stars);
      

system("pause");      
}

I'm trying to have it count the total number of stars or * when i finish. So I would enter the number on the first line greater than 0, and then on the second line and it would produce a line, square or triangle, and then enter 0, and 0 again to end the loop. However i can only make it count certain number of stars. Any help on fixing the count so i can count all the * ?

Originally Posted by quzah

Code:

int drawline( int length )
{
    int stars = 0, x;
    for( x = 0; x < length; x++ )
    {
        spitoutastar( );
        stars++;
    }
    return stars;
}

Quzah.

I tested that out, but i would get an error undefined reference to spitoutstar.

oh my bad, I'm new at this I just started C programming like a month ago.