//  stars5.cpp: a function with two parameters
#include <iostream>
using  namespace std;
void print_chars(int size, char ch); 	
int main()
{   				
   char ch;
   cout << "What character would you like to print? ";
   cin  >> ch;
   for (int i=1; i <=4; i++)
     print_chars(i, ch); 

   system("pause");
   return 0;
}
void print_chars(int size, char ch)      
{
   for (int i=1; i <=size; i++)
      cout << ch;
   cout << endl;
}