#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;

const int YMAX = 20; // Array bound for screen height
const int XMAX = 70; // Array bound for screen length

/*****************************************************************
*Function Name: class Draw
*Parameters: None
*Return Value: int and char
*Purpose: Draws a figure from user's input
*****************************************************************/
class Draw {
    protected:
        char display[XMAX][YMAX]; // 20 by 70 character array to hold the picture
        int input, xpos, ypos;
    public:
        // Constructor to initialize object member data
        Draw() : input(0), xpos(0), ypos(19)
        {    }
        void greeting(); // Greeting screen to let the user know what this program is and to instruct the user on how to use the program
        void setup_screen(); // Setup the array
        void process_picture(); // Process the user provided string and store into the array
        void display_picture(); // Print the picture onto the screen
};

void Draw::greeting() {
        //This function will display to the user the instructions on how to use this program
        cout << "Welcome to the picture string generator!" << endl
             << "Please enter a string of numbers representing " << endl
             << "a picture that you would like to display." << endl
             << "Numbers print as the following:" << endl << endl
             << "8   1   2" << endl
             << " \\  |  /" << endl
             << "7 --+-- 3" << endl
             << " /  |  \\" << endl
             << "6   5   4" << endl << endl
             << "Positive numbers will draw an *." << endl
             << "A negative number will move the cursor but not draw a *." << endl;
    }

    void Draw::setup_screen() {
        //This function will initialize the "display" array so that when it is printed all array elements will be ' ' (blank)
    }

    void Draw::process_picture() {
        //This function will process the users input and create the picture by storing characters in the "display" array
    }

    void Draw::display_picture() {
        //This function will print the "display" array to the screen
    }
/*****************************************************************
*Function Name: main()
*Parameters: None
*Return Value: int
*Purpose: Draw a figure that user inputs
*****************************************************************/
    int main(){
        
        Draw dot;
        string opt;
        int numbers;
        dot.greeting();

        cout<<"\nEnter dreawing sequence below followed by the nubmer (0).\n"<<endl;
        cin>>numbers;
        
        dot.process_picture();
                    
        dot.setup_screen();
        
        dot.display_picture();
        cout<<"Your picture:\n\n"<<endl;
        
system ("PAUSE");
     return 0;
}

Enter drawing sequence below.

1112244557770

Your picture:



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