Thread: Beginner Java issue

Hello!

I am trying to figure out how to use the GUI to input an integral, perform a calculation with the input data, and display it in a message box. For example, input weight in kilograms and display weight in pounds.

The problem I am having is with respect to JOptionPane.showMessageDialog. Am I not allowed to display via dialog box using this method?

import javax.swing.JoptionPane;
 
 public static void main(String[] args)
 {
    double weightK;
    double weightP;
 
    String weightKstr;
    String weightPstr
 
 
    #prompt user to input their weight in kilograms
 
    weightKstr = JOptionPane.showInputDialog
            ("Enter your weight in kilograms: ");
 
    weightK = Double.parseDouble(weightKstr);
 
    # The conversion
    weightP = (weightK * 2.2);     
 
    weightPstr = "Weight: " + weightP + "pounds";
 
    # Displays the weight in pounds in a plain message dialog box     
    OptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, weightPstr, "conversion",
             JoptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
    System.exit(0);
 
 }

Thanks in advance!

What language are you writing this in? If Java, where did you learn a comment begins with '#'? I'm glad (tickled pink, actually) that you're actually using comments, but do them correctly. And did you know that Java is case sensitive?

Why isn't your main() method in a class?

Certainly, your problems, whatever they are, have very little to do with JOptionPane (check your typing) and with typos, bad comment symbols, no enclosing class, etc.

Fix those errors and come back if you still need help.