Getting rid of astericks

[earthkid123]

This is my code so far which is correct my only problem is that I have to make it so there doesn't become more than 50 astericks on a line and I don't know how to do that I know the code is something divided by 50 but I dont understand where I would put it.
so instead of this
************************************************** ******************(pretend it was 100 astericks)
it would be
****************************************(x<50 astericks or 42)
import java.util.*;
public class Graph {
private int [] counter;

public Graph(int x)
{
counter=new int[5];
}
public void countIt(int x)
{
counter[x]++;
}

public void GraphIt()
{
for(int i =0; i<=1000000; i++)
{

for(int j=0; j<counter[i]-1;j++)
{
System.out.print("*");
}

System.out.println("");

}
}
}
class TestMyGraph
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Graph g= new Graph(5);
Random r=new Random();
g.countIt(r.nextInt(5));
for(int k=0; k<=1000;k++)
{
g.countIt(r.nextInt(5));

}
g.GraphIt();
}
}

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there doesn't become more than 50 astericks on a line

Count the asterisks as they are printed on a line and stop printing them when the count gets to 50.

[earthkid123]

import java.util.*;
 public class Graph {
 private int [] counter;

 public Graph(int x)
 {
     counter=new int[5];
 }
 public void countIt(int x)
 {
   counter[x]++; 
 }
 
 public void GraphIt()
   {
      for(int i =0; i<=1000000; i++)
      {
         
         for(int j=0; j<counter[i]-1;j++)
         { 
           System.out.print("*"); 
         }
       
           System.out.println("");
    
      }
   }
 }
class TestMyGraph
{
 public static void main(String[] args) 
  {   
     Graph g= new Graph(5);
     Random r=new Random();
     g.countIt(r.nextInt(5));
     for(int k=0; k<=1000;k++)
     {
         g.countIt(r.nextInt(5));
         
     }
     g.GraphIt();
  }
}

would I use an if statement in order to do that

[earthkid123]

It needs to still be in this format I just need it to divide at 50 each time it goes over 50

[Norm]

Yes, an if statement could be used to detect a value of the counter.

[earthkid123]

okay so:

if(counter[i]>50)
counter[i]/50;
? would it be like that and where would I put it inbtween the nested for loop

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Try one then the other to see what they do.

What is the code supposed to do when 50 is reached? What code should be inside of the if?

[earthkid123]

public void GraphIt()
{
for(int i =0; i<=1000000; i++)
{

for(int j=0; j<counter[i]-1;j++)
{
System.out.print("*");

if(counter[j]>50)
{
counter[i]=counter[j]/50;
}
}
System.out.println("");

}
}
}
THis is it I believe

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THis is it I believe

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Have you solved your problem now?

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[earthkid123]

public void GraphIt()
{
for(int i =0; i<=1000000; i++)
{

for(int j=0; j<counter[i]-1;j++)
{ 
System.out.print("*"); 

if(counter[j]>50)
{
counter[i]=counter[j]/50;
}
}
System.out.println("");

}
}
}

Now what the if statement is going to do is the print statement every time it goes over 50 astericks based off of the random number then it will divide by 50 and start over again and repeat the process so it keeps track the array from 0-4 then will divide by 50 every time it becomes more than 50

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Does that code do what you want?

The formatting is messed up in the last post. All the indentations have been lost.

Hint for testing: Don't use such large numbers. Use a number that is easily verified by looking at the printout. Say 5 vs 50 and 100 vs 1000

[earthkid123]

Yes it does percisley what I want I understand its messed up because of how I copied it in it is nicely formatted in my IDE thank you for your help