// This program produces an ASCII art drawing of a mirror.
//
// This version adds a method to print the correct number of 
//   spaces based on which line is being printed. Notice the
//   use of parameters in that method.
public class Mirror3 {
   public static final int SIZE = 6;
   
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      line();
      topHalf();
      bottomHalf();
      line();
   }
   
   // Prints a line that appears at the top and bottom of the mirror.
   public static void line() {
      // # sign
      System.out.print("#");
      // = signs
      for (int i = 1; i <= 4 * SIZE; i++) {
         System.out.print("=");
      }
      // # sign
      System.out.println("#");
   }
   
   // Prints the top half of the mirror.
   public static void topHalf() {
      for (int line = 1; line <= SIZE; line++) {
         System.out.print("|");

         // spaces
         printSpaces(line);

         System.out.print("<>");

         // dots
         for (int i = 1; i <= 4 * line - 4; i++) {
            System.out.print(".");
         }

         System.out.print("<>");

         // spaces
         printSpaces(line);        

         System.out.println("|");
      }
   }
   
   // Prints the bottom half of the mirror.
   public static void bottomHalf() {
      for (int line = SIZE; line >= 1; line--) {
         System.out.print("|");

         // spaces
         printSpaces(line);

         System.out.print("<>");

         // dots
         for (int i = 1; i <= 4 * line - 4; i++) {
            System.out.print(".");
         }

         System.out.print("<>");

         // spaces
         printSpaces(line);

         System.out.println("|");
      }   
   }
   
   // Prints the correct number of spaces for the given line.
   //
   // int line - the line currently being printed
   public static void printSpaces(int line) {
      for (int i = 1; i <= -2 * line + 2 * SIZE; i++) {
         System.out.print(" ");
      }    
   }
}