Javakurs/Übungsaufgaben/DDDText/Musterloesung

/**
 * This little java programm prints a given text in ascii-Art.
 * Start the programm with:
 * 		# java DDDText <Place you text here>
 * 
 * e.g.
 * 		# java DDDText Java
 * 
 * @author tkroenert
 * 
 * 
 * Warning: This programm is written on a little higher 
 * programming level as you are on the first day learing
 * java. So you programm can be much simpler.
 *
 */
public class DDDText {
	
	public static void main(String[] arguments /*[0] is the message we want to print out */) {

		/*
		 * This is for the case you do not give the programm a parameter
		 */
		if (arguments.length == 0) {
			System.out.println("Start the programm with:");
			System.out.println("\t# java DDDText <Place you text here>\n");
			System.out.println("e.g.");
			System.out.println("\t# java DDDText Java");
			System.out.println("");
		}

		/*
		 * Here begins the formatted output of the 3D-Text.
		 * 
		 * Test on your own how it works. Trial & error is
		 * the best way.
		 */

        //Userfriendly case-ignoring trick
        arguments[0] = arguments[0].toLowerCase();

        //take a character...
        for (int i = 0; i < arguments[0].length(); i++) {
			char nextChar = arguments[0].charAt(i);
                
             //...and have a look at it
             switch(nextChar)
             {
                 case 'a':
                            System.out.println("      ___      ");
                            System.out.println("     /  /\\    ");
                            System.out.println("    /  /::\\   "); 
                            System.out.println("   /  /:/\\:\\ ");  
                            System.out.println("  /  /:/~/::\\ "); 
                            System.out.println(" /__/:/ /:/\\:\\ ");
                            System.out.println(" \\  \\:\\/:/__\\/");
                            System.out.println("  \\  \\::/     ");
                            System.out.println("   \\  \\:\\     ");
                            System.out.println("    \\  \\:\\    ");
                            System.out.println("     \\__\\/     "); break;
                /*
                 * case 'b': ...
                 * case 'c': ...
                 * case 'd': ...
                 *  etc.
                 */

                case 'j':
                            System.out.println("    ___        ");          
                            System.out.println("   /  /\\    ");
                            System.out.println("  /  /:/    ");
                            System.out.println(" /__/::\\   ");
                            System.out.println(" \\__\\/\\:\\  ");
                            System.out.println("    \\  \\:\\  ");
                            System.out.println("     \\__\\:\\ ");
                            System.out.println("     /  /:/  ");
                            System.out.println("    /__/:/  ");
                            System.out.println("    \\__\\/    "); break;


                  case 'v':
                            System.out.println("      ___   ");
                            System.out.println("     /__/\\   ");
                            System.out.println("     \\  \\:\\  ");
                            System.out.println("      \\  \\:\\  ");
                            System.out.println("  _ _  \\__\\:\\ ");
                            System.out.println(" /__/\\ |  |:| ");
                            System.out.println(" \\  \\:\\|  |:|");
                            System.out.println("  \\  \\:\\__|:| ");
                            System.out.println("   \\__\\::::/  ");
                            System.out.println("       ~~~~ "); break;



                   default:
                            System.out.println(nextChar); break; //this would never happen
                }

                //some ascii-cosmetics
                System.out.println("");

		    }
		
	}

}