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Christmas Tree Generator
namespace ChristmasTree;
static class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Get the width of the tree from the first command line argument
int width = int.Parse(args[0]);
// Make sure the width is odd
if (width % 2 == 0)
{
Console.WriteLine("Error: The width must be an odd number.");
return;
}
// Calculate the number of rows needed for the top of the tree
int numRows = (width + 1) / 2;
// Create a random number generator
var rand = new Random();
// Draw the top of the tree
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
{
// Calculate the number of asterisks for this row
int numAsterisks = (i * 2) + 1;
// Calculate the number of spaces on either side of the asterisks
int numSpaces = (width - numAsterisks) / 2;
// Choose a random number of ornaments for this row
int numOrnaments = rand.Next(numAsterisks + 1);
// Create a list of ornaments for this row
var ornaments = Enumerable.Repeat('o', numOrnaments).Concat(Enumerable.Repeat('*', numAsterisks - numOrnaments)).ToList();
// Shuffle the ornaments
ornaments = ornaments.OrderBy(x => rand.Next()).ToList();
// Draw the row
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
Console.Write(new string(' ', numSpaces));
for (int j = 0; j < ornaments.Count; j++)
{
if (ornaments[j] == 'o')
{
// Choose a random color for the ornament
ConsoleColor color = (ConsoleColor)rand.Next(1, 16);
Console.ForegroundColor = color;
}
Console.Write(ornaments[j]);
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Green;
}
Console.WriteLine(new string(' ', numSpaces));
}
// Draw the trunk of the tree
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkRed;
Console.WriteLine(new string(' ', width / 2) + "|" + new string(' ', width / 2));
Console.WriteLine(new string(' ', width / 2) + "|" + new string(' ', width / 2));
// Reset the console color
Console.ResetColor();
// Print a blank line
Console.WriteLine();
// Print the message
string message = "Merry Christmas!";
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.WriteLine(new string(' ', (width - message.Length) / 2) + message + new string(' ', (width - message.Length) / 2));
}
}
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