#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

//prototypes
void rectangle(int, int, ostream&);
void rep(char, int, ostream&);

int main (){
    int rows,cols;
    char outputType;

	//ask info from user
    cout << "How many rows? ";
    cin >> rows;
    cout << "How many columns? ";
    cin >> cols;
    cout << "(S)creen or (F)ile? ";
    cin >> outputType;

    if (outputType == 'F'){
        string name;
        cout << "Enter the name of the output file: ";
        cin >> name;
        ofstream fout(name.c_str());

        rectangle(rows,cols,fout);
    }
    else
        rectangle(rows,cols,cout);
    return 0;
}


void rectangle(int r, int c, ostream & out){
    if (r==0)  // base case, nothing to print
        return;
    else{      // recursive case
        rep('*',c,out);  // print a c number of * on a row
        out << endl;     // newline
        rectangle(r-1,c,out);  // recursive call for 1 less row
    }
}

void rep(char c, int k, ostream& out){
    for(int i = 0; i < k; i++)
    out << c;
}