Constructor Detail

• Ruler

  public Ruler()

Method Detail

• drawRuler

  public static void drawRuler(int nInches,
               int majorLength)

  Draws an English ruler. The level of division depends upon the designated length of the major tick. For example, a major tick of length 3 will produce a ruler with ticks (of length 2) at the half-inch mark and ticks (of length 1) at the quarter-inch marks.

  Parameters:

  nInches - the total number of inches to be drawn

  majorLength - the number of dashes used at complete inch marks

• main

  public static void main(String[] args)

  Draws sample rulers with various parameters.