Java: Dialog I/O: Kilometers to Miles

This basic program asks the user for a number of miles and converts the miles to kilometers. It uses JOptionPane for all intput and output. Take a look at this and then check the variations listed at the end.

Sample dialog boxes from program

Source code

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// File   : intro-dialog/KmToMiles.java
// Purpose: Convert kilometers to miles. Use JOptionPane for input / output.
// Author : Michael Maus
// Date   : 16 Apr 2005

import javax.swing.*;

public class KmToMiles {

    //================================================================= main
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //... Local variables
        String kmStr;    // String km before conversion to double.
        double km;       // Number of kilometers.
        double mi;       // Number of miles.

        //... Input
        kmStr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null, "Enter kilometers.");
        km = Double.parseDouble(kmStr);

        //... Computation
        mi = km * 0.621;  // There are 0.621 miles in a kilometer.

        //... Output
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, km + " kilometers is "
                                          + mi + " miles.");
    }
}

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