Java: Dialog I/O: Kilometers to Miles with method

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// intro-dialog/KmToMilesMethod.java

// Convert kilometers to miles using a method.  JOptionPane IO.
// Michael Maus, 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.");
        
        //... Stop
        System.exit(0);  // Stop GUI program
    }
    
    //========================================================= 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 function to do the conversion. Altho this function is trivial, just a multiplication, it is very good practice to separate the "model" or "logic" of the program from user interface. As programs become larger, this separation becomes essential.