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An algorithm to print a Christmas tree to the console
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using System; | |
using System.Threading; | |
using System.Text; | |
public class Program | |
{ | |
public static void Main() | |
{ | |
PrintChristmasTree(20); | |
} | |
public static void PrintChristmasTree(int height) | |
{ | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
var colors = new ConsoleColor[] {ConsoleColor.Red, ConsoleColor.Yellow, ConsoleColor.Blue}; | |
int middle = Console.WindowWidth/2, indent = middle > 0 ? middle : 50, initialIndent = indent, width = 1, margin = 4; | |
string str1 = "MERRY CHRISTMAS", str2 = "AND", str3 = "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!"; | |
char[] extras = new char[] { '*', '&', '#', '%', 'O' }; | |
Console.WriteLine(); | |
for (int i = 1; i <= height && indent > margin; i++) | |
{ | |
var sb = new StringBuilder(); | |
sb.Append($"{new string('^', width)}"); | |
var random = new Random(); | |
if (i == 1) sb[0] = '*'; | |
else sb.Replace('^', extras[random.Next(extras.Length)], random.Next(sb.Length), 1); | |
Console.Write($"{new string(' ', indent)}"); | |
foreach(char c in sb.ToString()) | |
{ | |
if (c == '^') Console.Write(c); | |
else | |
{ | |
Console.ForegroundColor = colors[random.Next(colors.Length)]; | |
Console.Write(c); | |
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green; | |
} | |
} | |
indent--; | |
width += 2; | |
Console.WriteLine(); | |
Thread.Sleep(200); | |
} | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', initialIndent-1)}| |"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', initialIndent-1)}| |"); | |
Thread.Sleep(200); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent)}{new string('~', width)}"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent + ((width-str1.Length))/2)}{str1}"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent + ((width - str2.Length)) / 2)}{str2}"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent + ((width - str3.Length)) / 2)}{str3}"); | |
Thread.Sleep(200); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent)}{new string('~', width)}"); | |
Console.WriteLine($"{new string(' ', indent)}{new string('~', width)}"); | |
} | |
} |
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