// This file contains several simple examples of recursive definitions.

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

public class Recurse {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        writeStars(8);
        writeStars2(6);
        Scanner input = new Scanner("this\nis\nfun\nno?\n");
        reverse(input);
    }

    // iterative method that produces an output line of exactly n stars
    public static void writeStars(int n) {
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            System.out.print("*");
        }
        System.out.println();
    }

    // recursive method that produces an output line of exactly n stars
    public static void writeStars2(int n) {
        if (n <= 0) {
            System.out.println();
        } else {
            System.out.print("*");
            writeStars2(n - 1);
        }
    }
  
    // post: reads a file, writing the lines to System.out in reverse order
    public static void reverse(Scanner input) {
        if (input.hasNextLine()) {
            String line = input.nextLine();
            reverse(input);
            System.out.println(line);
        }
    }
}