mario

mario.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <cs50.h>

int getHeight(void) {
    int height;
    
    do {
        height = get_int("Height: ");
    } while (
        height <= 0 || height > 8
    );
    
    return height;
}

int getLowerBound(int height, int gap_width, int j) {
    return height - j - 1;
}

int getUpperBound(int height, int gap_width, int j) {
    return height + j + gap_width;
}

int isGap(int height, int gap_width, int i) {
    return i > height - 1 && i < height + gap_width;
}

int main(void)
{
    int height = getHeight();
    int gap_width = 2;
    int line_len;

    for (int j = 0; j < height; j++) {
        line_len = getUpperBound(height, gap_width, j) + 1;
        char line[line_len + 1];
        for (int i = 0; i < line_len; i++) {
            line[i] = ' ';

            if (!(i >= getLowerBound(height, gap_width, j) && i <= getUpperBound(height, gap_width, j))) {
                continue;
            }
            if (isGap(height, gap_width, i)) {
                continue;
            }

            line[i] = '#';
        }
        line[line_len] = '\0'; // terminate char array: wtf c, that's why noone uses you
      
        printf("%s\n", line);
    }
}