public class TriangleUtilities {

    public static String getRow(int numberOfStars) {
        int counter = 0;
        String star = "*";
        for(int i = 1; i < numberOfStars; i++)
        {
            star = star + "*";
           // counter++; this was for me to count the *s fixing my code
            
        }
        //System.out.println("number: " + counter); ^
        return star;
    }
    
    public static String getTriangle(int numberOfRows) {
        int coumter;
        StringBuilder star = new StringBuilder();

        for(int i =1; i <= numberOfRows; i++)
        {
            for(int j=1;j<=i;j++)
            {
                star.append("*");
            }
                star.append("\n");
        }

        return star.toString();
  
    }


    public static String getSmallTriangle() {
        
        StringBuilder star = new StringBuilder();

        for(int i =1; i <= 4; i++)
        {
            for(int j=1;j<=i;j++)
            {
                star.append("*");
            }
                star.append("\n");
        }

        return star.toString();
    }

    public static String getLargeTriangle() {
        StringBuilder star = new StringBuilder();

        for(int i =1; i <= 9; i++)
        {
            for(int j=1;j<=i;j++)
            {
                star.append("*");
            }
                star.append("\n");
        }

        return star.toString();
    }
}