Manipulating Data Using Methods - Java Programming: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - page 138

1 /*
2 Chapter 3: The Body Mass Index Calculator

3 Programmer: J. Starks

4 Date: October 20, 2007

5 Filename: BodyMass.java

6 Purpose: This project calculates the body mass index based

7 on a person's height and weight.

8 */
9
10 import java.io.*;
11
12 public class BodyMass
13 {
14 public static void main ( String [] args ) throws IOException

15 {

FIGURE 3-7

The following step enters beginning code in the coding window.

To Enter Beginning Code

1. With the insertion point on line 1 in the coding window, type the code
as shown in Figure 3-7. In the comment header, insert your own name
as the programmer and enter the current date.
TextPad displays the beginning code in the coding window (Figure 3-8). The
insertion point displays after the opening brace on line 15.

comment
header

import statement

class
header

main() method
header

opening
brace for
class

throws IOException
code

opening brace
for main()
method

FIGURE 3-8