// Program     : functionLab1.cpp
// Author      : Justin Senseman & Sabastian Coutinho
// Due	       : November 8, 2005
// Description : This program displays characters a number of time chosen by the user


#include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
using namespace std;

char readCharacter();
int readNumber();
void printCharacter(char letter, int number); 


int main()
{
   char letter; //Input from the user for the type of character
   int number;  //Input from user for how many times to repeat the character

   letter = readCharacter();
   while(letter != '.')
   {
      number = readNumber();
      printCharacter(letter,number);
      letter = readCharacter();
   }
    
   return 0;
}


// Function : readCharacter
// Purpose  : obtain character
// input    : none
// output   : letter - users inputed character

char readCharacter()
{ 

   char letter; // stores local character input
   cout<<"Enter a single character or . To exit\n";
   
   cin>> letter;
   
   return letter;
}

// Function : readNumber
// Purpose  : obtain users input for number of characters
// input    : none
// output   : number - users letter how many time to print character

int readNumber()
{
   int number; // stores users inputed number
   do
   {
      cout<<"Enter a number\n";
      cin>>number;
      if(number<5 || number>80)
         cout<<"Enter a number greater than five and less than 80\n";
   }  
   while(number<5 || number>80);

   return number;
}


// Function : printCharacter
// Purpose  : prints number of characters
// input    : letter - Character entered by the user
//            number - number entered by the user
// output   : none

void printCharacter(char letter, int number)  
{
   int counter; //counter for for loop

   for(counter=1;counter<=number;counter++)
   {
      cout<<letter;
   }
   cout<<'\n';
}