/*
   Chapter 3:  Chapter Walk Through part2 (The Body Mass Index Calculator)
  Programmer: Brad Shedd
   Date:       April 17, 2006
   Filename:   BodyMassSwing.java
   Purpose: This project calculates the body mass index based
            on a person's height and weight.
*/

import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

public class BodyMassSwing
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      // delare an construct variables
      String height, weight;
      int inches, pounds;
      double kilograms, meters, index;

      // print prompts and get input
      System.out.println("\tTHE SUN FITNESS CENTER BODY MASS INDEX CALCULATOR");
      index = 1;
      while (index != 0)
      {
      height=JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your height to the nearest inch: ");
        inches = Integer.parseInt(height);
      weight=JOptionPane.showInputDialog(null,"Enter your weight to the nearest pound: ");
         pounds = Integer.parseInt(weight);

         // calculations
         meters = inches / 39.36;
         kilograms = pounds / 2.2;
         index = kilograms / Math.pow(meters,2);

         // output
         JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "YOUR BODY MASS INDEX IS " + Math.round(index) +".",
         "Body Mass Calculator",JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE );
      }
         System.exit(0);
   } // end of main method
} // end of BodyMassSwing class

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