// CSE 142 Lecture 5
// Parameters

// Draw an ascii art mirror that can scale based on SIZE constant.
public class MirrorSlick {
	public static final int SIZE = 4;

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		line();
		halfFigure(1, SIZE + 1, 1);
		halfFigure(SIZE, 0, -1);
		line();
	}
	
	// Prints the line at the top or bottom of the figure.
	public static void line() {
		System.out.print("#");
		repeat("=", 4 * SIZE);
		System.out.println("#");
	}

	// Prints the upper or lower half of the mirror depending on the
	// parameters passed. The parameters we pass run the loop backwards
	// or forwards.
	// In class I lied and said we could use 2 params...we need three.
	public static void halfFigure(int start, int end, int update) {
		for (int line = start; line != end; line += update) {
			System.out.print("|");
			repeat(" ", line * -2 + 2 * SIZE);
			System.out.print("<>");
			repeat(".", line * 4 - 4);
			System.out.print("<>");
			repeat(" ", line * -2 + 2 * SIZE);
			System.out.println("|");
		}
	}

	// Prints s count times on the same line.
	public static void repeat(String s, int count) {
		for (int i = 1; i <= count; i++) {
			System.out.print(s);
		}
	}
}