How to write a code for this convertion in C++?

Question

The entered stars should be converted to poits.

For example:
Enter dimensions: 5 7
*******
*******
*******
*******
*******
Enter number of stars to convert: 21
.......
....***
*******
****...
.......
End of program.

Answer 1

Here is my code that I am trying to solve it.

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<iomanip>
#include<algorithm>
#include<iterator>
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;

void convert_point(int ant)
{

for(int i=0;i<ant;i++)
cout<<".";
}

void convert_star(int str)
{
for(int i=0;i<str;i++)
cout<<"*";
}

void print_figure(int r, int c, int stc)
{
for(int j=0; j<r;j++)
{

if(stc<=0)
{
for(int i=0;i<c;i++)
{
cout<<"*";
}
}
else if(stc>0)
{

double p=(stc/2.0);
double pn{ceil(p)};
convert_point(pn);
}
cout<<endl;
}
}

int main()
{
int rows, columns;
int stars_to_convert;
cout << "Enter dimensions: ";
cin >> rows >> columns;

print_figure(rows, columns, 0);

cout << "Enter number of stars to convert: ";
cin >> stars_to_convert;

print_figure(rows, columns, stars_to_convert);

cout

Answer 2

As you can see the problem is that i am trying to convert some of the stars not all of them. Then print half of them over and the remains under them.

Answer 3

G'day Nickan what have you already tried? Link your code bit?

Or else can you come up with some psuedocode for the program?

Answer 4

https://code.sololearn.com/co4J7Ctl4zbk/?ref=app

G'day mate, I adjusted the logic a bit, moved the check for stars before the array print, changed the function calls to print just one digit as per the array print, modified your way of halving the array and stars, etc etc.

you may want to debug it much more thoroughly!

Answer 5

G'day Manav Roy I think my version of Nickans code works the way it is supposed to. Would you have a look? Maybe do some more test cases for me?

Answer 6

Yes but as you can see a simple input and output should be as this. As input you get a row and column number and then you get number that you want to convert them.
For example
The entered stars should be converted to poits.

For example:
Enter dimensions: 5 7
*******
*******
*******
*******
*******
Enter number of stars to convert: 21
.......
....***
*******
****...
.......
End of program.

There are 21 points but half of point should be printed over and rest of them under.

Answer 7

G'day Manav, it is Nickans code, I just moved some parts around.

Yes, the print (or cout in C++) could be done with an expression rather than using a function, but that was Nickans code so I left it there.
I had a lot of trouble with the initial print wanting all asterisks yet stc was =0. I should have just sent (row*column) to the function in the stc place.