BASIC ELEMENTS OF JAVA - Java Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design - page 89

the body of the method main . (The reasons for declaring variables in the body of the
method main are explained in Chapter 7.) The body of the method main will also
contain the Java statements that implement the algorithm. Therefore, for this pro-
gram, the definition of the method main has the following form: 2

public static void main(String[] args)
{

declare variables
statements

}
To write the complete conversion program, follow these steps:
1. Begin the program with comments for documentation.
2. Use import statements to import the classes required by the program.
3. Declare the named constants, if any.
4. Write the definition of the method main .

COMPLETE PROGRAM LISTING
//*******************************************************
// Author: D. S. Malik
//
// Program Convert: This program converts measurements
// in feet and inches into centimeters using the formula
// that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters.
//*******************************************************

import java.util.*;

public class Conversion
{

static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);

static final double CENTIMETERS_PER_INCH = 2.54;
static final int INCHES_PER_FOOT = 12;
public static void main(String[] args)
{

//declare variables
int feet;
int inches;
int totalInches;

double centimeters;

System.out.print("Enter feet: "); //Step 1

feet = console.nextInt(); //Step 2