Hi, I am trying to learn Java programming just starting. Would  someone be able to help walk me through how to build a program that takes user input to convert feet into meters. I have made a c++ celcius into farheinheight but Java feels so different. I am new and would appreciate an explanation of how the code runs. I would like to be able to see the code take the user input, return a value, and thank the user while exiting the program. Thank you,

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Hi,

I am trying to learn Java programming just starting.

Would  someone be able to help walk me through how to build a program that takes user input to convert feet into meters.

I have made a c++ celcius into farheinheight but Java feels so different. I am new and would appreciate an explanation of how the code runs.

I would like to be able to see the code take the user input, return a value, and thank the user while exiting the program.

Thank you,

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Step 1: Algorithm:
  1. Start.
  2. Import the Scanner class.
  3. Create an Scanner object to read user input.
  4. Prompt the user to enter a length in feet.
  5. Read the user's input as a double.
  6. Close the scanner to release resources.
  7. Convert feet to meters using the conversion factor (1 foot = 0.3048 meters).
  8. Display the result in feet and meters.
  9. Thank the user and exit the program.
  10. End.
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