shapes.rb

#
# Ruby For Kids Projects 4: Shapes
# Programmed By: Chris Haupt
# Experiment with drawing ASCII art shapes using code
#

puts "Welcome to Shapes"
print "How big do you want your shape? "
shape_size = gets
shape_size = shape_size.chomp
print "Outside letter: "
outside_letter = gets
outside_letter = outside_letter.chomp
print "Inside letter: "
inside_letter = gets
inside_letter = inside_letter.chomp
puts "About to draw a shape #{shape_size} big"
puts "using #{outside_letter} for the edge"
puts "and #{inside_letter} for the inside"

height = shape_size.to_i
width = shape_size.to_i

def rectangle(height, width, outside_letter, inside_letter)
# Rectangle code goes here
  1.upto(height) do |row|
  # Drawing code goes here
    if row == 1
      puts outside_letter * width
    elsif row == height
      puts outside_letter * width
    else
      middle = inside_letter * (width - 2)
      puts "#{outside_letter}#{middle}#{outside_letter}"
    end
  end
end
# Above here is the end of the rectangle method
def triangle(height, outside_letter, inside_letter)
  # Code for the triangle will go here
  1.upto(height) do |row|
    # Drawing code goes here
    print ' ' * (height - row)
    if row == 1
      puts "#{outside_letter * 2}"
    elsif row == height
      puts outside_letter * height * 2
    else
      middle = inside_letter * (row - 2)
      print "#{outside_letter}#{middle}#{inside_letter}"
      puts "#{inside_letter}#{middle}#{outside_letter}"
    end
  end
end

triangle(height, outside_letter, inside_letter)
rectangle(height, width * 2, outside_letter, inside_letter)