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// This program displays a character a user-specified number of times per row and for a user-specified
// number of rows.

#include // standard I/O strearm "header" file

#include // standard general "header" file

using namespace std; // make all names in "std" namespace visible

// number of types to prompt the user for input

const int NUM_PROMPTS = 5;

// function prototype for PrintLines with 3 input args

void PrintLines(int displayChar, int numColumns, int numRows);
// function prototype for PrintLines with 2 input args
void PrintLines(int displayChar, int numColumns);
// function prototype for PrintLines with 1 input arg
void PrintLines(int displayChar);
// function prototype for PrintLines with 0 input args

void PrintLines();

int main() // declare function main
{
for (int prompt = 0; prompt < NUM_PROMPTS; ++prompt) // loop numPrompts times
{
int numColumns, numRows; // declare num of characters and num of lines
char displayChar; // declare the character to print

//prompt the user to input the character to display, number of times to display, and number of rows

cout << "Enter character to display, number of types to display character on each "
"line, and number of lines to display: ";
// read in character to display, number of times to display, and number of rows
cin >> displayChar >> numColumns >> numRows;

PrintLines(int(displayChar), numColumns, numRows); // call PrintLines with 3 input args

PrintLines(int(displayChar), numColumns); // call PrintLines with 2 input args
PrintLines(int(displayChar)); // call PrintLines with 1 input args
PrintLines(); // call PrintLines with 0 input args
}