Hi. I'm new to daniweb and i am also a novice programmer. I have this assignment to get a shape, then a shape inside that one, and then another inside the second one, and then fill each shape in with different patterns. Here is an example. if the user enters this:

*************
*           *
*  *******  *
*  *     *  *
*  * *** *  *
*  * * * *  *
*  * *** *  *
*  *     *  *
*  *******  *
*           *
*************

, the program will output this:

*************
*!!!!!!!!!!!*
*!!*******!!*
*!!*@@@@@*!!*
*!!*@***@*!!*
*!!*@*#*@*!!*
*!!*@***@*!!*
*!!*@@@@@*!!*
*!!*******!!*
*!!!!!!!!!!!*
*************

.

It's based on a program we already did, that filled 1 shape with asterisks. so it would be if the user entered this:

*****
*   *
*   *
*   *
*****

the program would output this:

*****
*****
*****
*****
*****

.
Here is the program i already did:

/*This program fills in 3 shapes inside each other with different patterns*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include "genlib.h"
#include "simpio.h"

 
void GetArray(char arr[][20]);
void fill(char arr[][20], int row, int col, int valid_rows, int valid_cols);
void disp(char arr[][20], int valid_rows, int valid_cols);
int count_valid_rows(char arr[][20]);
int count_valid_cols(char arr[][20]);
 
int main()
{
    char arr[20][20];
    int row, col, valid_rows, valid_cols, m, n;
    GetArray(arr);
	valid_rows = count_valid_rows(arr);
	valid_cols = count_valid_cols(arr);
	m=0;
    n=0;
    printf("\n\nThe input shape is:\n");
    for(m=0;m<valid_rows;m++)
    {
		printf("\n");
     for(n=0;n<valid_cols;n++)
     {
      printf("%c",arr[m][n]);
	 }
	}
	printf("\nEnter row of interior point. Note that since this is an array, the first row is 0, and so on: ");
    row=GetInteger();
    printf("Enter column of interior point. Note that since this is an array, the first coloumn is 0, and so on: ");
    col=GetInteger();
    fill(arr, row, col,valid_rows, valid_cols);
    disp(arr,valid_rows,valid_cols);
}
 
void GetArray(char arr[][20])
{
    char input;
    int i,j;
    for(i=0;i<20;i++)
    {
     for(j=0;j<20;j++)
      {
       arr[i][j] = '0';
      }
    }
printf("Enter the closed shape using asterisks and spaces. Keep the number of rows and columns under 20\n");
printf("To signal the end of the input, type '!'. Use the 'enter' key to move down rows\n\n");
i = 0;
j = 0;
while(true)
 {
 input = getchar();
 if(input == '\n')
 {
	 i++;
	 j=0;
 }
 else if(input == '!')
      break;
 else
  {
     arr[i][j] = input;
     j++;
  }
 }
}
 
void fill(char arr[][20], int row, int col, int valid_rows, int valid_cols)
{
    if(row>=valid_rows || col>=valid_cols || row<0 || col<0 || arr[row][col]!=' ')
	{}
	else
    {
		arr[row][col] ='*';
		fill(arr,row,col+1,valid_rows, valid_cols);
		fill(arr,row,col-1,valid_rows, valid_cols);
		fill(arr,row+1,col,valid_rows, valid_cols);
		fill(arr,row-1,col,valid_rows, valid_cols);
    }
}
 
int count_valid_rows(char arr[][20])
{
	int row;
	row=0;
	int i;
	for(i=0;i<20;i++)
	{
		if(arr[i][0] == '0')
		{
			row = i;
			break;
		}
	}
	return row;
}

int count_valid_cols(char arr[][20])
{
	int i,col=0;
	for(i=0;i<20;i++)
	{
		if(arr[0][i] == '0')
		{
			col = i;
			break;
		}
	}

	return col;
	
}

void disp(char arr[][20],int valid_rows,int valid_cols)
{
    int i, j;
    printf("\nThe filled shape is:\n");
    for(i=0;i<20;i++)
    {
		for(j=0;j<20;j++)
		{
			if(arr[i][j]=='0')
			{
				arr[i][j]=' ';
			}
			printf("%c", arr[i][j]);
		}
		printf("\n");
	}
}

if you can help out out, i would much appreciate it. Thanks.

You should try out functions specified in <graphics.h> for creating your assignment.
Scan through the functions specified in them .
I use Turbo C for compiling my programs.
You can use other IDEs like Dev C++ because its considered obsolete but not yet for me!

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