package figures;

/**************************************************************
 *Class for simple character graphics figures to send to screen.
 *This class can draw an asterisk on the screen as a test. But,
 *it is not intended to be a figure used in graphics.
 *It is intended to be used as a base class for the kinds
 *of figures that will be used in graphics applications.
 **************************************************************/
public class Figure {
	private int offset;

    public Figure() {
        offset = 0;
    }

    public Figure(int theOffset) {
        offset = theOffset;
    }

    public void setOffset(int newOffset) {
        offset = newOffset;
    }

    public int getOffset() {
        return offset;
    }


     // Draws the figure at lineNumber lines down from the current line.
 
    public void drawAt(int lineNumber) {
        int count;
        for (count = 0; count < lineNumber; count++)
            System.out.println();
        drawHere();
    }

     // Draws the figure at the current line.

    public void drawHere() {
        int count;
        for (count = 0; count < offset; count++)
            System.out.print(' ');
        System.out.println('*');
    }
}