// Two examples of how to print a row of stars--
//   one iterative, and one recursive
public class PrintStars {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      printStarsIter(15);
      printStarsRecur(15);
   }
   
   public static void printStarsIter(int numStars) {
      for (int i = 0; i < numStars; i++) {
         System.out.print("*");
      }
      System.out.println();
   }
   
   public static void printStarsRecur(int numStars) {
      if (numStars == 0) {
         // base case -- solve a really easy version
         System.out.println();
      } else {
         // recursive case -- make the problem easier, 
         //                   solve the easy version, 
         //                   then use the solution somehow
         System.out.print("*");
         printStarsRecur(numStars - 1);
      }
   }
}