Stars program problem

Question

Hi, I got Java running about 5 weeks ago to anyone that helped me thanks, but now I got a small problem:-
When a user enters a number for example 6, I am trying to get it to output 6 lines of:
please help I have 3 errors,
public class stars1
public static void main(String[]args);
     int counter1 = 1;
     int counter2 = 1;
     int table;
     System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ")
     table = EasyIn.getInt();
          do
               do
                    System.out.print("*")
                    counter1++;
               } while (counter1 <= table);
               System.out.println();
               counter1 = 1;
          } while (counter1 <= counter2);
errors are:-C:\Java Code\stars1.java:10: <identifier> expected
     System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ")
^
C:\Java Code\stars1.java:13: illegal start of type
          do
^
C:\Java Code\stars1.java:25: <identifier> expected
          } while (counter1 <= counter2);
^
3 errors
Tool completed with exit code 1
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi, I got Java running about 5 weeks ago to anyone
that helped me thanks, but now I got a small
problem:-
When a user enters a number for example 6, I am
trying to get it to output 6 lines of:
please help I have 3 errors,
public class stars1
public static void main(String[]args);
     int counter1 = 1;
     int counter2 = 1;
     int table;
     System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ")
     table = EasyIn.getInt();
          do
               do
                    System.out.print("*")
                    counter1++;
               } while (counter1 <= table);
               System.out.println();
               counter1 = 1;
          } while (counter1 <= counter2);
errors are:-C:\Java Code\stars1.java:10: <identifier>
expected
     System.out.print("Please enter an integer: ")
^
C:\Java Code\stars1.java:13: illegal start of type
          do
^
C:\Java Code\stars1.java:25: <identifier> expected
          } while (counter1 <= counter2);
3 errors
Tool completed with exit code 1
Thanks in advanceI think this would solve your problem,
import java.io.*;
public class program_name
    public static void main(String args[]) throws IOException
    String input_string;
    BufferedReader myInput = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));//set up input
    System.out.print("Enter the number : ");   
    input_string = myInput.readLine();     //read in the input
    int number = Integer.parseInt(input_string);            
    for (int i = 1; i <= number; i++)
    int counter=1;
     while (counter<=number)
         System.out.print("*");
         counter++;
     System.out.println(); 
}It a simple nested loop that asks for a number from the user, loop for that number and loop again within the outer loop!
Hope it helps!