Help using arrays in java

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HI all,
I am working on a program that will print out my initials 'A' and 'T' using arrays. I am asked to initialize the first intial to '*' and the second intial to '@'. I wrote the code but the output is wrong. Can someone help me by letting me know what I am doing wrong in my arrray?I just get back my array of 30X30. I also wrote a driver but when I run the program, I really appreciate it so much.
public class Initial
     private char whichinitial ;
     private int MAX =30;//Maximum amount for 2-d Matrix
     char[][] letterMatrix = new char[MAX][MAX];//2-d Array 30 x30
     private boolean first = true;
     public Initial()
     { //FIlls Array full of '*'s
          whichinitial = '*';
          for(int i=0;i< MAX;i++)
               for(int j=0;i< MAX;i++)
                    letterMatrix[i][j] = whichinitial;
     public void setLetter(char letter)
     {//Setter for Letter
           whichinitial = letter;
     public char getLetter()
     {//Getter for Letter
          return whichinitial;
     public void firstLetter()
     { //Creates an A shape
          for(int i=0;i< MAX;i++)
            for(int j=0;j< MAX;j++)
                  if((i>0)|| ((i<6) || ((j>0) && (j<29))))
                     letterMatrix[j] =whichinitial;
     public void secondLetter()
     {//Creates an T shape
          first = false;
               for(int i=0;i <MAX;i++)
               for(int j=0;j <MAX;j++)
                    if((i>1) ||(j < 29)||(j>5)||(i>10))
                         letterMatrix[i][j] = whichinitial;
     public void display()
     {//Displays the Initials
          if(first)
               System.out.println("\n \n \n My First Initial," + whichinitial + ", follows:");
          else
               System.out.println("\n \n \n My Last Initial," + whichinitial + ", follows:");
               for(int i=0;i <MAX;i++)
                    System.out.println();
                    for(int j=0;j <MAX;j++)
                         if(letterMatrix[i][j] == '*')
                              System.out.print(" ");
                         else
                              System.out.print(letterMatrix[i][j]);

Answer 1

I am trying to write a program using a matrix. The size of the maxtrix should be 30X30. The first initial shoulld be initialized to '*' and the secind initial should be initialized to '@'. Both initials should be 30 characters high and 30 characters wide and the initials should also represent the uppercase letter of your initials. I know that the first initial's matrix needs to be filled up vertically and the second initial needs to be filled horizontally but the output is wrong....PLease Help!
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