Making Shapes

[AresGodofWarZ]

So I have the following code that will print the shapes of a triangle and a diamond. How can I change it to make the user tell which shape they would like to have drawn and the height of the shape??

int main()
{
int i;

for( i=0;i<3;i++)
{
for(int j=3;j>i;j--)
cout<<" ";
for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
cout<<" +";
cout<<endl;
}
for(i=3;i>0;i--)
{
for(int j=3;j>i;j--)
cout<<" ";
for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
cout<<" +";
cout<<endl;

}
for(int i=0;i<6;i++)
{
for(int j=6;j>i;j--)
cout<<" ";
for(int k=0;k<i;k++)
cout<<" &";
cout<<endl;
}
}

[Moschops]

Turn the shape writing code into functions.
Get input from the user.
Call one of the functions depending on the input.

[AresGodofWarZ]

Only way?

[Moschops]

No. You could build the whole thing in one function with if statements or switches or other such.

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