/**
 Class for simple character graphics figures to be sent to the
 screen. This class will draw an asterisk on the screen as a test.
 It is not intended to be used as a "real" figure in any graphics.
 It is intended to be used as a base class for other classes
 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('*');
    }
 }