/****************************************************************************** * Compilation: javac Dragon.java * Execution: java Dragon n * * Prints the instructions for drawing a dragon curve of order n. * * % java Dragon 0 * F * * % java Dragon 1 * FLF * * % java Dragon 2 * FLFLFRF * * % java Dragon 3 * FLFLFRFLFLFRFRF * * % java Dragon 4 * FLFLFRFLFLFRFRFLFLFLFRFRFLFRFRF * * % java Dragon 5 * FLFLFRFLFLFRFRFLFLFLFRFRFLFRFRFLFLFLFRFLFLFRFRFRFLFLFRFRFLFRFRF * ******************************************************************************/ public class Dragon { public static void main(String[] args) { int n = Integer.parseInt(args[0]); String dragon = "F"; String nogard = "F"; String temp; for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) { temp = dragon; // save away copy of dragon dragon = dragon + "L" + nogard; nogard = temp + "R" + nogard; // use old value of dragon } System.out.println(dragon); } }