//-----------------------------------------------------------------
// This is a "method-based" program to print a sequence of '*' followed by
// sequence of '+', followed by '-'.
// This is more readable and less repetitive than the program
// print_using_main_only.java which does not use any methods (except main) 
//-----------------------------------------------------------------
class print_stars_plus_minus
{
  public static void Print_multiple_chars(int i, char c)
  //This method prints i times the character c
  { 
    int k=0;
    for(k=1;k<=i;k=k+1)
        System.out.print(c);
  }

  public static void main(String args[])
  {
    int j=5;
    Print_multiple_chars(j,'*');
    Print_multiple_chars(j+1,'+');
    Print_multiple_chars(j+2,'-');
    System.out.println("");
  }
}