# Java Notes

# Dialog I/O: Kilometers to Miles with Method

This program is the same as Example: Dialog: Kilometers to Miles, but with one change: the conversion of kilometers to miles is done in a method.

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    // File   : intro-dialog/KmToMilesMethod.java
    // Purpose: Convert kilometers to miles using a method.  JOptionPane IO.
    // Author : Michael Maus
    // Date   : 28 Oct 2004

    import javax.swing.*;

    public class KmToMilesMethod {

        //================================================================= 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 = convertKmToMi(km);                                     //Note 1

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

        //========================================================= convertKmToMi
        public static double convertKmToMi(double kilometers) {
            // Assume there are 0.621 miles in a kilometer.
            double miles = kilometers * 0.621;
            return miles;
        }
    }

## Notes

Note 1: Call a method to do the conversion. Altho this method is trivial, just a multiplication, it is good practice to separate the "model" or "logic" of the program from user interface. As programs become larger, this separation becomes essential.