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How can I convert numbers into symbols? the last part of my assignment goes like this:The histogram should display the bar graphs from 2-12 based upon how many times that value was rolled.like this:
currently my output is like this:

    public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO code application logic here
    System.out.print("Please enter how many times you want to roll two dice?");
    Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
    int n = sc.nextInt();
    int [] rolls = new int[n];

    Random r1 = new Random();
    Random r2 = new Random();

    int dice1;
    int dice2;

    int two = 0;
    int three = 0;
    int four = 0;
    int five = 0;
     int six = 0;
    int seven = 0;
    int eight = 0;
    int nine = 0;
     int ten = 0;
    int eleven = 0;
    int twelve = 0;

    for (int roll=0; roll < rolls.length; roll++)
    {
         dice2 = r2.nextInt(6)+1;
         dice1 = r1.nextInt(6)+1;
         System.out.println(roll + " The first dice rolled a " + dice1 + " the second dice rolled a " + dice2);

         int sum;
         sum = dice1 + dice2;

         if (sum == 2)
             two++;
         if (sum == 3)
             three++;
         if (sum == 4)
             four++;
         if (sum == 5)
             five++;
         if (sum == 6)
             six++;
         if (sum == 7)
             seven++;
         if (sum == 8)
             eight++;
         if (sum == 9)
             nine++;
         if (sum == 10)
             ten++;
         if (sum == 11)
             eleven++;
         if (sum == 12)
             twelve++;

    }
    System.out.println("Histogram of rolls:" );  
    System.out.println("2 occurred " + two + " times");
    System.out.println("3 occurred " + three + " times");
    System.out.println("4 occurred " + four + " times");
    System.out.println("5 occurred " + five + " times");
    System.out.println("6 occurred " + six + " times");
    System.out.println("7 occurred " + seven + " times");
    System.out.println("8 occurred " + eight + " times");
    System.out.println("9 occurred " + nine + " times");
    System.out.println("10 occurred " + ten + " times");
    System.out.println("11 occurred " + eleven + " times");
    System.out.println("12 occurred " + twelve + " times");




}

}

Answer 1

Create an additional function called toStars

public String toStars(int number) {
    StringBuilder temp = new StringBuilder();
    for(int i=0;i<number;i++) {
        temp.append("*");
    }
    return temp.toString();
}

Then, alter your print statements as such:

System.out.println("2 : " + toStars(two));