ascii-art-text-printer/main.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

void print(char* string);

int main() {
    printf("--------------------------------------------------------------\n");
    printf("\n");
    printf("                     ASCII Art Text Printer\n");
    printf("\n");
    printf("--------------------------------------------------------------\n");
    printf("\n");
    printf("This program takes a string of text as input from the user and\n");
    printf("outputs that text as ASCII art to the terminal.\n");
    printf("\n");
    printf("Enter the string to convert: ");
    char text[256];
    fgets(text, sizeof(text), stdin);
    int i = 0;
    char ptr;
    while(text[i]) {
        ptr = text[i];
        text[i] = (toupper(ptr));
        ++i;
    }
    print(text);
    return(0);
}

void print(char* string) {
    int len = strlen(string);
    int ind, ctr;
    char ptr;
    for(ind = 0; ind < 7; ++ind) {
        for(ctr = 0; ctr < len; ++ctr) {
            ptr = string[ctr];
            switch(ptr) {
                case 'A':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("/  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _  | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'B':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _ <  ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____/ ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'C':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("/  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| |  _  ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("\\_____/ ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'D':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____/ ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'E':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  ___| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_    ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _|   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |___  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'F':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  ___| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_    ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _|   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |     ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_|     ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'G':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("/  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | __  ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_\\ \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("\\___|_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'H':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _  | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'I':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|_   _| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf(" _| |_  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'J':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|_   _| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("|\\| |   ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf(" \\__|   ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'K':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |/ /  ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|   <   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |\\ \\  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'L':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _      ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| |     ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |     ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| |     ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |___  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'M':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("|  v  | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| \\_/ | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'N':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| \\ | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("|  \\| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| \\   | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |\\  | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'O':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("/  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("\\_____/ ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'P':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  ___/ ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |     ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_|     ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'Q':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("/  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("\\___\\_\\ ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'R':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  _  \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|  _ <  ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| | \\ \\ ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'S':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|  ___| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |___  ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("|___  | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf(" ___| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'T':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|_   _| ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("  |_|   ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'U':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf(" \\__|_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'V':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf(" \\___/  ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'W':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("| |_| | ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("| / \\ | ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("|  ^  | ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'X':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| | | | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf(" \\ v /  ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf(" / ^ \\  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_| |_| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'Y':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _   _  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("| \\ / | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf(" \\ v /  ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("  | |   ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("  |_|   ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case 'Z':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf(" _____  ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("|___  | ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("   / /  ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("  / /   ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf(" / /__  ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf("|_____| ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        default:
                            break;
                    }
                    break;
                case ' ':
                    printf("        ");
                    break;
                case ',':
                    switch(ind) {
                        case 0:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        case 1:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        case 2:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        case 3:
                            printf("        ");
                            break;
                        case 4:
                            printf("  __    ");
                            break;
                        case 5:
                            printf(" |  |   ");
                            break;
                        case 6:
                            printf("  |/    ");
                            break;
                    }
                default:
                    break;
            }
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
    printf("\n");
}