Thread: print a shape a variable number of times across and down (for-loop hell)

I have a program where I am attempting to using asterisks to print a shape with a variable size a certain number of times across and down the screen, and the borders of the shape need to overlap.

For example:

to print a 3x3 square across the screen 4 times and down 2 times, the input would be

S, 3, 4, 2

and the output would be

*********
*********
*********
*********
*********
(that should has 9 * across and 5 * down--I know that asterisks tend to blur together when you try to count/type them)

I actually have completed the code to produce the overlapping squares, but I need to have a right-side-up right triangle, and up-side-down right triangle, a box, and a tic-tac-toe grid.

The code I have thus far is:

import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class AsteriskSenior {
 
	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
 
			String inputLine = input.nextLine();
			String shapeType;
			int firstNumber;
			int secondNumber;
			int thirdNumber;
			int fourthNumber;
			shapeType = obtainLetter(inputLine);
 
			if (shapeType.equals("S")) //square
			{
				firstNumber = obtainFirstNumber(inputLine);
				secondNumber = obtainSecondNumber(inputLine);
				thirdNumber = obtainThirdNumber(inputLine);
 
				square(firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber);
			}
			else if (shapeType.equals("H")) //up side down triangle
			{
				firstNumber = obtainFirstNumber(inputLine);
				secondNumber = obtainSecondNumber(inputLine);
				thirdNumber = obtainThirdNumber(inputLine);
 
				UDTriangle(firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber);
			}
			else if (shapeType.equals("L")) //right side up triangle
			{
				firstNumber = obtainFirstNumber(inputLine);
				secondNumber = obtainSecondNumber(inputLine);
				thirdNumber = obtainThirdNumber(inputLine);
 
				RUTriangle(firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber);
			}
			else if (shapeType.equals("B")) //box
			{
				firstNumber = obtainFirstNumber(inputLine);
				secondNumber = obtainSecondNumber(inputLine);
				thirdNumber = obtainThirdNumberOfBox(inputLine);
				fourthNumber = obtainFourthNumber(inputLine);
 
				box(firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber, fourthNumber);
			}
			else if (shapeType.equals("T")) //tic-tac-toe grid
			{
				firstNumber = obtainFirstNumber(inputLine);
				secondNumber = obtainSecondNumber(inputLine);
				thirdNumber = obtainThirdNumber(inputLine);
 
				TTT(firstNumber, secondNumber, thirdNumber);
			}
 
	}
 
	public static void square(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber)//S
	{	
		for (int a=0; a<(firstNumber*(thirdNumber)-thirdNumber+1); a++)
		{
			for (int b=0; b<(firstNumber*(secondNumber)-secondNumber+1);b++)
			{
				System.out.print("*");
			}
			System.out.println("");
		}		
	}
 
 
	public static void UDTriangle(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber)//H
	{
		for (int i=0; i<firstNumber; i++)
		{
			for (int j=0; j<i; j++)
			{
				System.out.print(" ");
			}
			for (int j=i; j<(firstNumber*(secondNumber)-secondNumber+1); j++)
			{
				System.out.print("*");               
			}
			System.out.println("");
		}
	}
 
 
	public static void RUTriangle(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber)//L
	{
 
	}
 
 
	public static void box(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber, int fourthNumber)//B
	{
 
	}
 
 
	public static void TTT(int firstNumber, int secondNumber, int thirdNumber)//T
	{
 
	}
 
 
	public static String obtainLetter(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextLine() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		String theLetter = inputLine.substring(0, locationOfComma);
		return theLetter;
	}
 
	public static int obtainFirstNumber(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextInt() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfFirstComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		//Start of First Way (using 2 parameters .indexOf())
		int locationOfSecondComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfFirstComma+1);
		String firstNumberString = inputLine.substring(locationOfFirstComma+2,
                        locationOfSecondComma);
		//Convert from String to int
		int firstNumber = Integer.valueOf(firstNumberString);
 
		return firstNumber;
	}
 
	public static int obtainSecondNumber(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextInt() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfFirstComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		//using 2 parameters for .indexOf())
		int locationOfSecondComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfFirstComma+1);
		int locationOfThirdComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfSecondComma+1);
		String secondNumberString = inputLine.substring(locationOfSecondComma+2, 
                        locationOfThirdComma);
		//convert from String to int
		int secondNumber = Integer.valueOf(secondNumberString);
 
		return secondNumber;
	}
 
	public static int obtainThirdNumber(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextInt() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfFirstComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		//using 2 parameters for .indexOf())
		int locationOfSecondComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfFirstComma+1);
		int locationOfThirdComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfSecondComma+1);
		//using 1 parameter for .indexOf())
		String thirdNumberString = inputLine.substring(locationOfThirdComma+2);
		//convert from String to int
		int thirdNumber = Integer.valueOf(thirdNumberString);
 
		return thirdNumber;
	}
 
	public static int obtainThirdNumberOfBox(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextInt() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfFirstComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		//using 2 parameters for .indexOf())
		int locationOfSecondComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfFirstComma+1);
		int locationOfThirdComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfSecondComma+1);
		int locationOfFourthComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfThirdComma+1);
		//convert from String to int
		String thirdNumberString = inputLine.substring(locationOfThirdComma+2,
                        locationOfFourthComma);
		int thirdNumber = Integer.valueOf(thirdNumberString);
 
		return thirdNumber;
	}
 
	public static int obtainFourthNumber(String inputLine)
	{
		//Assume input.nextInt() was used to obtain input
		int locationOfFirstComma = inputLine.indexOf(",");
		//using 2 parameters for .indexOf())
		int locationOfSecondComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfFirstComma+1);
		int locationOfThirdComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfSecondComma+1);
		//using 1 parameter for .indexOf())
		int locationOfFourthComma = inputLine.indexOf(",", locationOfThirdComma+1);
		String fourthNumberString = inputLine.substring(locationOfFourthComma+2);
		//convert from String to int
		int fourthNumber = Integer.valueOf(fourthNumberString);
 
		return fourthNumber;
	}
 
}