Thread: [BEGINNER] Method not working

public double calculateBMI(double BMI)
	{
 
		BMI = (double)startingWeightKG/heightMeters*heightMeters;
		return BMI;
 
	}
 
 
 
	public String toString()
    {
        return "\nName: " + name
        	 + "\nGender: " + gender
             + "\nID: " + memberID
             + "\nAddress: " + memberAddress
             + "\nHeight(In Meters): " + heightMeters
             + "\nStarting Weight(In kgs): " + startingWeightKG
             + "\nBMI of " + BMI + " (" + BMIcategory + ").";
    }

There is obviously a lot more to this than what I posted here, but I think the problem is me not calling the method properly?

After the print out, it gives a BMI of 0.0, everytime, no matter what the height/weight.

Originally Posted by Norm

What are the values of the variables used in the computation: startingWeightKG, heightMeters and heightMeters?

The member enters them in directly:

System.out.print("Please enter your height (in meters, between 1m and 3m): ");
	    	double height = input.nextDouble();
	    	System.out.print("Please enter your weight (in kg, between 35kg and 250kg): ");
	    	double weight = input.nextDouble();

Originally Posted by Norm

Why is the value in BMI passed to the method? It is not used.

Because I want to use the value of BMI in the toString method

Originally Posted by Norm

What is done with the value returned by the method?

It's put into the toString method and printed in my main class