/**************************************************************
 *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('*');
    }
 }