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Thread: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

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    Default Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    Hi guys I need to make a program that does stripes, checkerboard, and double diagonal. I can not get the stripes to work any suggestions?
    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class AsciiArt {
    public static void main(String[] args){
    int pattern;
    Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
    System.out.println("Choose one of the following patterns by pressing the corresponding number");
    System.out.println("1) Stripes");
    System.out.println("2) Chcker Board");
    System.out.println("3) Double diagonal (aka the X)");
    pattern=input.nextInt();
    int number;
    System.out.println("Input a size (must be larger than 1)");
    number=input.nextInt();
    if(pattern==1){
    for(int i=1;i<=number;i++){
    for(int j=1;j<=number;i++){
    if(j%2==1){
    System.out.print("*");
    }
    else{
    System.out.print(" ");
    }
    System.out.println("");
    }
    }
    }
    }
    }


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    Default Re: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:
    [code=java]
    YOUR CODE GOES HERE
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

    Please post the program's current output, explain what is wrong with it and show what it should be.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    import java.util.Scanner;
    public class AsciiArt {
    	public static void main(String[] args){
    		int pattern;
    		Scanner input=new Scanner(System.in);
    		System.out.println("Choose one of the following patterns by pressing the corresponding number");
    		System.out.println("1) Stripes");
    		System.out.println("2) Chcker Board");
    		System.out.println("3) Double diagonal (aka the X)");
    		pattern=input.nextInt();
    		int number;
    		System.out.println("Input a size (must be larger than 1)");
    		number=input.nextInt();
    		if(pattern==1){
    			for(int row=1;row<=number;row++){
    				for(int column=1;column<=number;column++){
    					if(column%2==1){
    						System.out.print("*");
    					}
    						else{
    							System.out.print(" ");
    						}
    				System.out.println("");
    				}
    			}
    		}
    		else if(pattern==2){
    				for(int row=1;row<=number;row++){
    					for(int column=1;column<=number;column++){
    						if(row+column%2==0){
    							System.out.print("*");}
    						else if((row+column)%2==1){
    							System.out.print(" ");}
    						}
    					System.out.println("");
    					}
    				}
     
    		}		
    	}

    I want to get
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    for the stripes and
    * * *
    _* *
    * * *
    _* *
    * * *
    for the checkerboard

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    Default Re: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    What does the program write out now?
    Post its output to show what the problem is.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    This is the output right now for stripes
    Choose one of the following patterns by pressing the corresponding number
    1) Stripes
    2) Chcker Board
    3) Double diagonal (aka the X)
    1
    Input a size (must be larger than 1)
    5
    *

    *

    *
    *

    *

    *
    *

    *

    *
    *

    *

    *
    *

    *

    *
    and this is the output for checkerboard
    Choose one of the following patterns by pressing the corresponding number
    1) Stripes
    2) Chcker Board
    3) Double diagonal (aka the X)
    2
    Input a size (must be larger than 1)
    5

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    Default Re: Stripes (asterisk patterns) problem

    Can you describe what is wrong with the output? What needs to be changed for the program to create the desired output?

    For example:
    The program prints XXXXX on one line
    but it should print XXX on the first line and XX on the second line.

    The code doesn't have any comments so I can not understand what the statements are supposed to do.
    For example what is the following for:
    if(column%2==1){
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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