#include

#include

#include

using namespace std;

int recursiveCalls $=0$;

void triangleIncreasing$($ostringstream& oss, const char drawChar, const int maxHeight, int currentHeight $=1)\{$

$//$ Increment the recursiveCalls variable

recursiveCalls$++$;

$//$ Base case: if the current height exceeds maxHeight, return

if $($currentHeight $>$ maxHeight$)\{$

return;

$\}$

$//$ Draw the current line with the specified character

oss $$ string$($currentHeight$,$ drawChar$)$ endl;

$//$ Recursively call the function for the next line

triangleIncreasing$($oss$,$ drawChar, maxHeight, currentHeight $+1)$;

$\}$

int main$()\{$

ostringstream oss;

$//$ Example function call

triangleIncreasing$($oss$,\text{'}*\text{'},5)$;

$//$ Display the result

cout $$ "calls: $"$ recursiveCalls $-1$ endl $$ oss.str$()$;

return $0$;

$\}$