#include #include //rand & srand #include //srand seed #define ROW 25 #define COL 20 /** * So after a bad 1st attempt, (I kind of did * it on the fly, sorry) I decided to sit down * and hash this out the old school way. I * treat the console as a 2D plane, (x,y * representing rows and columns). * @uthor: @ce * Bugs: Calculations may seem a bit off in * some displays, but I did the best of my * ability to compensate. * Version: * 0.0.0.0: Initial * 0.0.0.1: Modified the display * 0.0.0.2: 'Randomized' snow and decorations * 0.0.0.3: Minor cleanup * 0.0.0.4: New decorations added */ //Helper function to calculate absolute value. Otherwise would need to use math library int absVal(int n) { return n > 0 ? n : 0 - n; } int main(void) { srand(time(NULL)); //Iterate every point of the row and draw if the point is a part of the overall X-mas tree. int absX; for (int y = 0; y < ROW; y++) { for (int x = 0; x < ROW; x++) { absX = x - ROW / 2; //Condition checks coordinate to the top middle and bottom sections of the tree, as well as the base (the stem or trunk if you prefer). if((y <= COL/4 && absVal(absX) <= y) || (COL/5 <= y && y <= (3*COL)/5 && absVal(absX) <= y - COL/5) || (COL/2 <= y && y <= COL && absVal(absX) <= y - COL/2) || (COL/2 <= y && absVal(absX) < ROW/10)) if(y < ROW - 4) printf("%c", rand()%100 > 15 ? '*' : rand()%100 > 50 ? '@' : rand()%100 > 50 ? '$' : '&'); else printf("%c", '*'); else printf("%c", rand()%100 > 67 ? '.' : ' '); } printf("\n"); } printf("\n\nHAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS! ~~ACE~~"); return 0; }

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