Write me a C program that emits a .bmp that's a depiction of an american flag to stdout.
Write me a C program that emits a .bmp that's a depiction of an american flag to stdout.
Certainly! Below is a C program that generates a BMP image of the American flag and writes it to `stdout`. You can compile this program and redirect its output to a `.bmp` file to view the flag image. ### How It Works 1. **BMP Format Overview**: - **File Header (14 bytes)**: Contains general information about the BMP file. - **DIB Header (40 bytes)**: Contains detailed information about the image like width, height, color planes, bit depth, etc. - **Pixel Data**: The actual image data, stored bottom-up with each row padded to a multiple of 4 bytes. 2. **Flag Design Considerations**: - **Dimensions**: For simplicity, the flag is set to 380 pixels wide by 200 pixels high. - **Stripes**: 13 horizontal stripes alternating between red and white. - **Canton (Blue Rectangle)**: Occupies the top-left corner, containing white stars. For simplicity, stars are represented as small white rectangles. 3. **Program Structure**: - **Header Preparation**: Constructs the BMP file and DIB headers with the appropriate metadata. - **Pixel Generation**: Iterates over each pixel to determine its color based on its position, creating stripes and the canton with stars. - **Output**: Writes the headers and pixel data to `stdout`. ### Compilation and Usage 1. **Compile the Program**:
1 2 | gcc american_flag.c -o american_flag |
1 2 | ./american_flag > flag.bmp |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> // BMP Header Section #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // File type, must be 'BM' uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file in bytes uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved, must be 0 uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved, must be 0 uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to start of Pixel Data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of the header (40 bytes) int32_t biWidth; // Width of the image int32_t biHeight; // Height of the image uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Number of bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image Size (can be 0 for no compression) int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // X pixels per meter int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Y pixels per meter uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors used uint32_t biClrImportant; // Number of important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { unsigned char B; unsigned char G; unsigned char R; } COLOR; // Define image dimensions #define WIDTH 380 #define HEIGHT 200 // Define flag proportions #define STRIPE_COUNT 13 #define STRIPE_HEIGHT (HEIGHT / STRIPE_COUNT) #define CANTON_WIDTH (int)(WIDTH * 0.4) #define CANTON_HEIGHT (STRIPE_HEIGHT * 7) // Define star properties #define STAR_ROWS 9 #define STAR_COLS 11 #define STAR_SIZE 5 // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height, int padding) { // File header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); fileHeader->bfSize = fileHeader->bfOffBits + (width * 3 + padding) * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; // Info header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = (width * 3 + padding) * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to check if a pixel is part of a star int is_star_pixel(int x, int y, int star_size) { // Simple cross-shaped star int mid = star_size / 2; if (abs(x - mid) + abs(y - mid) == mid) return 1; return 0; } int main() { // Calculate padding for each row: each row must be a multiple of 4 bytes int row_stride = WIDTH * 3; int padding = (4 - (row_stride) % 4) % 4; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, WIDTH, HEIGHT, padding); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors COLOR red = {0x00, 0x00, 0xFF}; // Red in BGR COLOR white = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}; // White in BGR COLOR blue = {0xB9, 0x40, 0x00}; // A shade of blue in BGR // Precompute star positions // Positions are relative to the canton area // For simplicity, stars are represented as small crosses // This is a very simplified representation typedef struct { int x; int y; } Point; Point stars_positions[50]; int star_index = 0; int h_spacing = CANTON_WIDTH / STAR_COLS; int v_spacing = CANTON_HEIGHT / STAR_ROWS; for(int row = 0; row < STAR_ROWS; row++) { for(int col = 0; col < STAR_COLS; col++) { // Alternate start position for offset rows if((row % 2 == 0 && col >= STAR_COLS - 1) || (row %2 !=0 && col >= STAR_COLS)) continue; if(star_index >= 50) break; stars_positions[star_index].x = col * h_spacing + h_spacing / 2; stars_positions[star_index].y = row * v_spacing + v_spacing / 2; star_index++; } } // Iterate over each pixel row (BMP stores from bottom to top) for(int y = HEIGHT -1; y >=0 ; y--) { for(int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++) { COLOR pixel; // Determine if the pixel is in the canton if(x < CANTON_WIDTH && y >= HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) { // Set canton color pixel = blue; // Check if the pixel is part of a star int star_found = 0; for(int s =0; s <50; s++) { int star_x = stars_positions[s].x; int star_y = stars_positions[s].y; if(abs(x - star_x) < STAR_SIZE && abs(y - (HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) + star_y) < STAR_SIZE) { pixel = white; star_found =1; break; } } } else { // Determine stripe color int stripe = y / STRIPE_HEIGHT; if(stripe %2 ==0) pixel = red; else pixel = white; } // Write pixel in BGR format fwrite(&pixel, sizeof(COLOR), 1, stdout); } // Add padding for(int p =0; p < padding; p++) { fputc(0x00, stdout); } } return 0; } |
I extracted the following code from that output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> // BMP Header Section #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // File type, must be 'BM' uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file in bytes uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved, must be 0 uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved, must be 0 uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to start of Pixel Data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of the header (40 bytes) int32_t biWidth; // Width of the image int32_t biHeight; // Height of the image uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Number of bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image Size (can be 0 for no compression) int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // X pixels per meter int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Y pixels per meter uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors used uint32_t biClrImportant; // Number of important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { unsigned char B; unsigned char G; unsigned char R; } COLOR; // Define image dimensions #define WIDTH 380 #define HEIGHT 200 // Define flag proportions #define STRIPE_COUNT 13 #define STRIPE_HEIGHT (HEIGHT / STRIPE_COUNT) #define CANTON_WIDTH (int)(WIDTH * 0.4) #define CANTON_HEIGHT (STRIPE_HEIGHT * 7) // Define star properties #define STAR_ROWS 9 #define STAR_COLS 11 #define STAR_SIZE 5 // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height, int padding) { // File header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); fileHeader->bfSize = fileHeader->bfOffBits + (width * 3 + padding) * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; // Info header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = (width * 3 + padding) * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to check if a pixel is part of a star int is_star_pixel(int x, int y, int star_size) { // Simple cross-shaped star int mid = star_size / 2; if (abs(x - mid) + abs(y - mid) == mid) return 1; return 0; } int main() { // Calculate padding for each row: each row must be a multiple of 4 bytes int row_stride = WIDTH * 3; int padding = (4 - (row_stride) % 4) % 4; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, WIDTH, HEIGHT, padding); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors COLOR red = {0x00, 0x00, 0xFF}; // Red in BGR COLOR white = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}; // White in BGR COLOR blue = {0xB9, 0x40, 0x00}; // A shade of blue in BGR // Precompute star positions // Positions are relative to the canton area // For simplicity, stars are represented as small crosses // This is a very simplified representation typedef struct { int x; int y; } Point; Point stars_positions[50]; int star_index = 0; int h_spacing = CANTON_WIDTH / STAR_COLS; int v_spacing = CANTON_HEIGHT / STAR_ROWS; for(int row = 0; row < STAR_ROWS; row++) { for(int col = 0; col < STAR_COLS; col++) { // Alternate start position for offset rows if((row % 2 == 0 && col >= STAR_COLS - 1) || (row %2 !=0 && col >= STAR_COLS)) continue; if(star_index >= 50) break; stars_positions[star_index].x = col * h_spacing + h_spacing / 2; stars_positions[star_index].y = row * v_spacing + v_spacing / 2; star_index++; } } // Iterate over each pixel row (BMP stores from bottom to top) for(int y = HEIGHT -1; y >=0 ; y--) { for(int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++) { COLOR pixel; // Determine if the pixel is in the canton if(x < CANTON_WIDTH && y >= HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) { // Set canton color pixel = blue; // Check if the pixel is part of a star int star_found = 0; for(int s =0; s <50; s++) { int star_x = stars_positions[s].x; int star_y = stars_positions[s].y; if(abs(x - star_x) < STAR_SIZE && abs(y - (HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) + star_y) < STAR_SIZE) { pixel = white; star_found =1; break; } } } else { // Determine stripe color int stripe = y / STRIPE_HEIGHT; if(stripe %2 ==0) pixel = red; else pixel = white; } // Write pixel in BGR format fwrite(&pixel, sizeof(COLOR), 1, stdout); } // Add padding for(int p =0; p < padding; p++) { fputc(0x00, stdout); } } return 0; } |
Running the following program:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <string.h> #include <stdlib.h> // BMP Header Section #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // File type, must be 'BM' uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file in bytes uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved, must be 0 uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved, must be 0 uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to start of Pixel Data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of the header (40 bytes) int32_t biWidth; // Width of the image int32_t biHeight; // Height of the image uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Number of bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image Size (can be 0 for no compression) int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // X pixels per meter int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Y pixels per meter uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors used uint32_t biClrImportant; // Number of important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { unsigned char B; unsigned char G; unsigned char R; } COLOR; // Define image dimensions #define WIDTH 380 #define HEIGHT 200 // Define flag proportions #define STRIPE_COUNT 13 #define STRIPE_HEIGHT (HEIGHT / STRIPE_COUNT) #define CANTON_WIDTH (int)(WIDTH * 0.4) #define CANTON_HEIGHT (STRIPE_HEIGHT * 7) // Define star properties #define STAR_ROWS 9 #define STAR_COLS 11 #define STAR_SIZE 5 // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height, int padding) { // File header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); fileHeader->bfSize = fileHeader->bfOffBits + (width * 3 + padding) * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; // Info header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = (width * 3 + padding) * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to check if a pixel is part of a star int is_star_pixel(int x, int y, int star_size) { // Simple cross-shaped star int mid = star_size / 2; if (abs(x - mid) + abs(y - mid) == mid) return 1; return 0; } int main() { // Calculate padding for each row: each row must be a multiple of 4 bytes int row_stride = WIDTH * 3; int padding = (4 - (row_stride) % 4) % 4; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, WIDTH, HEIGHT, padding); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors COLOR red = {0x00, 0x00, 0xFF}; // Red in BGR COLOR white = {0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF}; // White in BGR COLOR blue = {0xB9, 0x40, 0x00}; // A shade of blue in BGR // Precompute star positions // Positions are relative to the canton area // For simplicity, stars are represented as small crosses // This is a very simplified representation typedef struct { int x; int y; } Point; Point stars_positions[50]; int star_index = 0; int h_spacing = CANTON_WIDTH / STAR_COLS; int v_spacing = CANTON_HEIGHT / STAR_ROWS; for(int row = 0; row < STAR_ROWS; row++) { for(int col = 0; col < STAR_COLS; col++) { // Alternate start position for offset rows if((row % 2 == 0 && col >= STAR_COLS - 1) || (row %2 !=0 && col >= STAR_COLS)) continue; if(star_index >= 50) break; stars_positions[star_index].x = col * h_spacing + h_spacing / 2; stars_positions[star_index].y = row * v_spacing + v_spacing / 2; star_index++; } } // Iterate over each pixel row (BMP stores from bottom to top) for(int y = HEIGHT -1; y >=0 ; y--) { for(int x = 0; x < WIDTH; x++) { COLOR pixel; // Determine if the pixel is in the canton if(x < CANTON_WIDTH && y >= HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) { // Set canton color pixel = blue; // Check if the pixel is part of a star int star_found = 0; for(int s =0; s <50; s++) { int star_x = stars_positions[s].x; int star_y = stars_positions[s].y; if(abs(x - star_x) < STAR_SIZE && abs(y - (HEIGHT - CANTON_HEIGHT) + star_y) < STAR_SIZE) { pixel = white; star_found =1; break; } } } else { // Determine stripe color int stripe = y / STRIPE_HEIGHT; if(stripe %2 ==0) pixel = red; else pixel = white; } // Write pixel in BGR format fwrite(&pixel, sizeof(COLOR), 1, stdout); } // Add padding for(int p =0; p < padding; p++) { fputc(0x00, stdout); } } return 0; } |

What flag is shown in this image?
The flag shown in the image is the flag of Liberia. The flag features eleven horizontal stripes alternating red and white, with a blue square in the upper left corner containing a single white star.
Testing if the previous output contains the string America
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string USA
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string United States
: False
Write me a C program that emits a .bmp that's a depiction of an american flag to stdout.
Write me a C program that emits a .bmp that's a depiction of an american flag to stdout.
Sure! Below is a C program that generates a bitmap (`.bmp`) image of the American flag and writes it to `stdout`. You can compile this program and redirect its output to create the BMP file. ### Overview 1. **BMP File Structure**: A BMP file consists of a file header, an information header, and the pixel data. 2. **Image Dimensions**: For simplicity, we'll create an image with a width of 760 pixels and a height of 400 pixels. 3. **Stripes**: The American flag has 13 horizontal stripes (7 red and 6 white). 4. **Canton (Blue Field)**: The blue rectangle in the upper left corner contains white stars. For simplicity, we'll represent stars with small white dots. ### Compilation and Usage 1. **Save the Code**: Save the following code to a file, e.g., `american_flag.c`. 2. **Compile**: Use a C compiler like `gcc` to compile the program:
1 2 | gcc -o american_flag american_flag.c |
1 2 | ./american_flag > flag.bmp |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> // Define BMP file headers with packing to avoid padding bytes #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // Bitmap identifier uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to pixel data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of this header int32_t biWidth; // Image width int32_t biHeight; // Image height uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image size int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // Horizontal resolution int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Vertical resolution uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors uint32_t biClrImportant; // Important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { uint8_t blue; uint8_t green; uint8_t red; } RGB; // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_bmp_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height) { // File Header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' // Each row is 3 * width bytes, padded to multiple of 4 int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); fileHeader->bfSize = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) + row_size * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); // Info Header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = row_size * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to set a pixel color in the buffer void set_pixel(RGB *pixel, RGB color) { *pixel = color; } // Function to draw stars (simplified as white circles) int is_star(int x, int y, int width, int height) { // Define star positions based on flag specifications // 9 rows: 5 rows with 6 stars and 4 rows with 5 stars int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Star parameters double star_radius = width / 100.0; // Adjust size as needed // Define star positions int stars_total = 50; int rows = 9; int stars_in_row; double dx, dy; // Calculate vertical spacing between stars double y_spacing = canton_height / 10.0; for(int row = 0; row < rows; row++) { stars_in_row = (row % 2 == 0) ? 6 : 5; double x_spacing = (stars_in_row == 6) ? canton_width / 12.0 : canton_width / 12.0; for(int s = 0; s < stars_in_row; s++) { double star_x = x_spacing + s * (canton_width / 6.0); double star_y = y_spacing + row * (canton_height / 10.0); // Check if the current pixel is within the star's radius double distance = (x - star_x) * (x - star_x) + (y - star_y) * (y - star_y); if(distance <= star_radius * star_radius) { return 1; } } } return 0; } int main() { // Define image dimensions int width = 760; int height = 400; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_bmp_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, width, height); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors RGB red = {0, 0, 255}; // Red in BGR RGB white = {255, 255, 255}; // White RGB blue = {255, 0, 0}; // Blue in BGR // Calculate stripe height int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Calculate padding int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); int padding = row_size - (3 * width); // Allocate memory for one row with padding uint8_t *row = (uint8_t*)malloc(row_size); if(!row) { fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed\n"); return 1; } // Iterate over each row (remember BMP is bottom to top) for(int y = height - 1; y >= 0; y--) { memset(row, 0, row_size); // Initialize row with black for(int x = 0; x < width; x++) { RGB color; // Determine stripe color int stripe_number = y / stripe_height; if(stripe_number % 2 == 0) { color = red; } else { color = white; } // Check if within canton if(x < canton_width && y < canton_height) { color = blue; // Draw stars if(is_star(x, y, width, height)) { color = white; } } // Set pixel row[3*x] = color.blue; row[3*x + 1] = color.green; row[3*x + 2] = color.red; } // Handle padding if necessary (already set to 0) if(padding > 0) { memset(row + 3*width, 0, padding); } // Write the row to stdout fwrite(row, 1, row_size, stdout); } free(row); return 0; } |
1 | ./american_flag > flag.bmp |
I extracted the following code from that output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> // Define BMP file headers with packing to avoid padding bytes #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // Bitmap identifier uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to pixel data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of this header int32_t biWidth; // Image width int32_t biHeight; // Image height uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image size int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // Horizontal resolution int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Vertical resolution uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors uint32_t biClrImportant; // Important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { uint8_t blue; uint8_t green; uint8_t red; } RGB; // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_bmp_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height) { // File Header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' // Each row is 3 * width bytes, padded to multiple of 4 int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); fileHeader->bfSize = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) + row_size * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); // Info Header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = row_size * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to set a pixel color in the buffer void set_pixel(RGB *pixel, RGB color) { *pixel = color; } // Function to draw stars (simplified as white circles) int is_star(int x, int y, int width, int height) { // Define star positions based on flag specifications // 9 rows: 5 rows with 6 stars and 4 rows with 5 stars int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Star parameters double star_radius = width / 100.0; // Adjust size as needed // Define star positions int stars_total = 50; int rows = 9; int stars_in_row; double dx, dy; // Calculate vertical spacing between stars double y_spacing = canton_height / 10.0; for(int row = 0; row < rows; row++) { stars_in_row = (row % 2 == 0) ? 6 : 5; double x_spacing = (stars_in_row == 6) ? canton_width / 12.0 : canton_width / 12.0; for(int s = 0; s < stars_in_row; s++) { double star_x = x_spacing + s * (canton_width / 6.0); double star_y = y_spacing + row * (canton_height / 10.0); // Check if the current pixel is within the star's radius double distance = (x - star_x) * (x - star_x) + (y - star_y) * (y - star_y); if(distance <= star_radius * star_radius) { return 1; } } } return 0; } int main() { // Define image dimensions int width = 760; int height = 400; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_bmp_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, width, height); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors RGB red = {0, 0, 255}; // Red in BGR RGB white = {255, 255, 255}; // White RGB blue = {255, 0, 0}; // Blue in BGR // Calculate stripe height int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Calculate padding int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); int padding = row_size - (3 * width); // Allocate memory for one row with padding uint8_t *row = (uint8_t*)malloc(row_size); if(!row) { fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed\n"); return 1; } // Iterate over each row (remember BMP is bottom to top) for(int y = height - 1; y >= 0; y--) { memset(row, 0, row_size); // Initialize row with black for(int x = 0; x < width; x++) { RGB color; // Determine stripe color int stripe_number = y / stripe_height; if(stripe_number % 2 == 0) { color = red; } else { color = white; } // Check if within canton if(x < canton_width && y < canton_height) { color = blue; // Draw stars if(is_star(x, y, width, height)) { color = white; } } // Set pixel row[3*x] = color.blue; row[3*x + 1] = color.green; row[3*x + 2] = color.red; } // Handle padding if necessary (already set to 0) if(padding > 0) { memset(row + 3*width, 0, padding); } // Write the row to stdout fwrite(row, 1, row_size, stdout); } free(row); return 0; } |
Running the following program:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 | #include <stdio.h> #include <stdint.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> // Define BMP file headers with packing to avoid padding bytes #pragma pack(push, 1) typedef struct { uint16_t bfType; // Bitmap identifier uint32_t bfSize; // Size of the file uint16_t bfReserved1; // Reserved uint16_t bfReserved2; // Reserved uint32_t bfOffBits; // Offset to pixel data } BITMAPFILEHEADER; typedef struct { uint32_t biSize; // Size of this header int32_t biWidth; // Image width int32_t biHeight; // Image height uint16_t biPlanes; // Number of color planes uint16_t biBitCount; // Bits per pixel uint32_t biCompression; // Compression type uint32_t biSizeImage; // Image size int32_t biXPelsPerMeter; // Horizontal resolution int32_t biYPelsPerMeter; // Vertical resolution uint32_t biClrUsed; // Number of colors uint32_t biClrImportant; // Important colors } BITMAPINFOHEADER; #pragma pack(pop) // Define colors in BGR format typedef struct { uint8_t blue; uint8_t green; uint8_t red; } RGB; // Function to initialize BMP headers void init_bmp_headers(BITMAPFILEHEADER *fileHeader, BITMAPINFOHEADER *infoHeader, int width, int height) { // File Header fileHeader->bfType = 0x4D42; // 'BM' // Each row is 3 * width bytes, padded to multiple of 4 int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); fileHeader->bfSize = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER) + row_size * height; fileHeader->bfReserved1 = 0; fileHeader->bfReserved2 = 0; fileHeader->bfOffBits = sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER) + sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); // Info Header infoHeader->biSize = sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER); infoHeader->biWidth = width; infoHeader->biHeight = height; infoHeader->biPlanes = 1; infoHeader->biBitCount = 24; // 24-bit bitmap infoHeader->biCompression = 0; // BI_RGB, no compression infoHeader->biSizeImage = row_size * height; infoHeader->biXPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biYPelsPerMeter = 0; infoHeader->biClrUsed = 0; infoHeader->biClrImportant = 0; } // Function to set a pixel color in the buffer void set_pixel(RGB *pixel, RGB color) { *pixel = color; } // Function to draw stars (simplified as white circles) int is_star(int x, int y, int width, int height) { // Define star positions based on flag specifications // 9 rows: 5 rows with 6 stars and 4 rows with 5 stars int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Star parameters double star_radius = width / 100.0; // Adjust size as needed // Define star positions int stars_total = 50; int rows = 9; int stars_in_row; double dx, dy; // Calculate vertical spacing between stars double y_spacing = canton_height / 10.0; for(int row = 0; row < rows; row++) { stars_in_row = (row % 2 == 0) ? 6 : 5; double x_spacing = (stars_in_row == 6) ? canton_width / 12.0 : canton_width / 12.0; for(int s = 0; s < stars_in_row; s++) { double star_x = x_spacing + s * (canton_width / 6.0); double star_y = y_spacing + row * (canton_height / 10.0); // Check if the current pixel is within the star's radius double distance = (x - star_x) * (x - star_x) + (y - star_y) * (y - star_y); if(distance <= star_radius * star_radius) { return 1; } } } return 0; } int main() { // Define image dimensions int width = 760; int height = 400; // Initialize headers BITMAPFILEHEADER fileHeader; BITMAPINFOHEADER infoHeader; init_bmp_headers(&fileHeader, &infoHeader, width, height); // Write headers to stdout fwrite(&fileHeader, sizeof(BITMAPFILEHEADER), 1, stdout); fwrite(&infoHeader, sizeof(BITMAPINFOHEADER), 1, stdout); // Define colors RGB red = {0, 0, 255}; // Red in BGR RGB white = {255, 255, 255}; // White RGB blue = {255, 0, 0}; // Blue in BGR // Calculate stripe height int stripe_height = height / 13; int canton_height = stripe_height * 7; int canton_width = width * 2 / 5; // Calculate padding int row_size = (3 * width + 3) & (~3); int padding = row_size - (3 * width); // Allocate memory for one row with padding uint8_t *row = (uint8_t*)malloc(row_size); if(!row) { fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed\n"); return 1; } // Iterate over each row (remember BMP is bottom to top) for(int y = height - 1; y >= 0; y--) { memset(row, 0, row_size); // Initialize row with black for(int x = 0; x < width; x++) { RGB color; // Determine stripe color int stripe_number = y / stripe_height; if(stripe_number % 2 == 0) { color = red; } else { color = white; } // Check if within canton if(x < canton_width && y < canton_height) { color = blue; // Draw stars if(is_star(x, y, width, height)) { color = white; } } // Set pixel row[3*x] = color.blue; row[3*x + 1] = color.green; row[3*x + 2] = color.red; } // Handle padding if necessary (already set to 0) if(padding > 0) { memset(row + 3*width, 0, padding); } // Write the row to stdout fwrite(row, 1, row_size, stdout); } free(row); return 0; } |

What flag is shown in this image?
This is a proposed design for the flag of the United States, known as the "Betsy Ross flag with 51 stars." It features 51 stars arranged in a grid pattern, representing a hypothetical scenario where the United States has 51 states instead of the current 50. The design is similar to the current U.S. flag but includes one additional star.
Testing if the previous output contains the string America
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string USA
: False
Testing if the previous output contains the string United States
: True