I am trying to make a loop that prints "\*" as a string a certain number of times, but I can't get it to work. Everything in the main method was given to me and must be used. Everything else I added and I don't know if I am on the right track or not. The end result is suppposed to print "\*" seven times horizontally. Then each time it adds a "\*", adds one to count, and compares to see if count is greater than or equal to the value I set. Then if it is true it ends the loop and if not it repeats the loop until true. I just don't know how express this in code.

```
    public class LoopPractice
    {
        public String ast = "*";    

        public static void main(String[] args)
        {

            LoopPractice lp = new LoopPractice();
            System.out.println(lp.getAstWhile(7));
        }   

        public String getAstWhile()  
        {
            int count = 0;
            while (count <= 6)
            {
                System.out.print(count++);
            }
            return ast;
        } 
    }

```