import java.util.*;

// Client program to introduce examples of recursive code
public class RecursionExamples {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      writeStars(3);
   }

   // post: print the lines from the Scanner in reverse order
   public static void reverseLines(Scanner input) {
      if (input.hasNextLine()) {   // recursive case
         String line = input.nextLine();
         reverseLines(input);
         System.out.println(line);
      }
      // base case - do nothing
   }
   
   // pre: n >= 0
   // post: print out a row of n stars
   public static void writeStars(int n) {
      if (n == 0) {   // base case
         System.out.println();
      } else {  // recursive case, n > 0
         System.out.print("*");
         writeStars(n-1);
      }
   }
}