How to print a hollow square? - c++

Question

I used a two dimensional for loop to make a shape producing function for a class assignment but I couldn't get it to make a hollow square; only a filled one. I pass in two arguments the width and the symbol being used.
I've played around with it several times but I eventually just turned it in with one incompletion.
It should print something like this
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#include <iostream>
#include "shapemaker.h"
using namespace std;
void shapemaker::Initialize(int w, int h, char sym)
{
width = w;
height = h;
symbol = sym;
}
int shapemaker::getcanWidth() {return width;}
int shapemaker::getcanHeight() {return height;}
char shapemaker::getSymbol() {return symbol;}
void shapemaker::setSymbol(char s) { symbol = s; }
void shapemaker::setcanWidth(int w) { width = w; }
void shapemaker::setcanHeight(int h) { height = h; }
void shapemaker::drawmidHorline()
{
symbol = getSymbol();
int drawingheight = getcanHeight();
int drawingwidth = getcanWidth();
double midpoint = getcanHeight()/2;
for(int x = 0; x < drawingwidth; x++)
{
for(int y = 0; y < drawingwidth; y++)
{
if(x == midpoint)
cout << getSymbol();
}
cout << endl;
}
}
void shapemaker::drawmidVertline()
{
symbol = getSymbol();
int drawingheight = getcanHeight();
int drawingwidth = getcanWidth();
double midpoint = getcanWidth()/2;
for(int x = 0; x < drawingwidth;x++)
{
for(int y = 0; y < drawingheight; y++)
{
if(y == midpoint)
{
cout << getSymbol();
}
cout << " ";
}
cout << endl;
}
}
void shapemaker::drawWidthsizedFullSquare()
{
symbol = getSymbol();
int drawingwidth = getcanWidth();
for(int x = 0; x < drawingwidth;x++)
{
cout << symbol;
for(int y = 0; y < drawingwidth; y++)
{
cout << symbol;
}
cout << endl;
}
}
void shapemaker::drawWidthsizedOpenSquare()
{
symbol = getSymbol();
int drawingwidth = getcanWidth();
for(int x = 0; x < drawingwidth;x++)
{
cout << getSymbol();
for(int y = 0; y < drawingwidth; y++)
{
if(x == 0 || x == drawingwidth-1)
cout << getSymbol();
}
cout << getSymbol();
cout << endl;
}
}

Answer 1

If you want drawWidthsizedOpenSquare to print this
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+ +
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you should write this method like:
void shapemaker::drawWidthsizedOpenSquare()
{
symbol = getSymbol();
int drawingwidth = getcanWidth();
for(int x = 0; x < drawingwidth;x++)
{
for(int y = 0; y < drawingwidth; y++)
{
if(x == 0 || x == drawingwidth-1 || y == 0 || y == drawingwidth-1) // border cell case
{
cout << getSymbol();
}
else
{
cout << " ";
}
}
cout << endl;
}
}