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Calculating BMI of various stars
this example from a Well House Consultants training course
More on this [link]

This example is described in the following article(s):
   • How healthy are the stars of stage and screen? - [link]

This example references the following resources:
http://www.wellho.net/data/stars.txt
http://melksh.am/j715

Source code: Person.java Module: J715
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;

/*

An excercise from our Java Programming course:

* Take the data in the file http://www.wellho.net/data/stars.txt
* Read that data and use a factory to create person objects
* calculate their bmis
* produce a sorted list of stars from skinniest up to thickest

See http://melksh.am/j715 (example Station.java) for a template to work from

Sample data:

Scarlett Johansson 5 feet 3.5 inches / 162 cms 110.23-114.64 lbs

Sample answer:
*/


public class Person implements Comparable {
        public String forename, surname;
        private float h,w;
        private int coverage;
        boolean cached;
        float bmi;
        public static int manufacturerNumber = 0;
        public static Person factory(String raw) {
                String [] pieces = raw.split(" ");
                Person added = null;
                manufacturerNumber++;

                if (raw.startsWith("#")) return added;
                if (pieces.length < 11) return added;

                try {
                String [] weights = pieces[9].split("-");
                float weight = Float.parseFloat(weights[0]) * 0.453592f;
                added = new Person(pieces[0],pieces[1],
                                Float.parseFloat(pieces[7]),weight);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                        System.err.println("FAILED on line " +
                                manufacturerNumber +":\n" +raw);
                        }

                return added;
                }
        public Person(String forename, String surname, float h, float w) {
                this.forename = forename; this.surname = surname;
                this.h = h / 100.0f ; this.w = w;
                coverage = 0;
                cached = false;
                }
        public float getBMI() {
                coverage++; // Look at how many savings made
                if (! cached) {
                        bmi = w/h/h;
                        cached = true;
                        }
                return bmi;
                }
        public String printBMI() {
                float bmi = this.getBMI();
                DecimalFormat value = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");
                String pretty = value.format(bmi);
                return pretty;
                }
        public String toString() {
                String say = forename + " " + surname + " " + coverage;
                return say;
                }
        public int compareTo(Object that) {
                return ((this.getBMI() > ((Person)that).getBMI()) ? 1 : -1);
                }

// ----------------------------

public static void main(String [] args) throws FileNotFoundException,
                        IOException {

        Vector<Person> movieStar = new Vector<Person>();

        BufferedReader source =
                new BufferedReader(new FileReader(args[0]));
        String lyne;
        while ((lyne = source.readLine()) != null) {
                Person current = Person.factory(lyne);
                if (current == null) continue;
                movieStar.add(current);
                }
        System.out.println("Count of little people " + movieStar.size());

        Collections.sort(movieStar);

        System.out.println("Attending the Oscars");
        for (int k=0; k<movieStar.size(); k++) {
                System.out.print(movieStar.get(k).printBMI());
                System.out.println(" " + movieStar.get(k));
        }
        }
}

/* ------------------------- Sample Output ----------------------------

WomanWithCat:dvla_20150202 grahamellis$ java Person stars.txt
FAILED on line 35:
Catherine Zeta Jones 5 feet 8 inches / 172.72 cms 123.46-134.48 lbs
FAILED on line 55:
Fergie / Stacy Ferguson 5 feet 2.5 inches / 158.75 cms 103.62-114.64 lbs
FAILED on line 74:
Jennifer Love Hewitt 5 feet 2.5 inches / 158.75 cms 114.64-125.66 lbs
FAILED on line 113:
Pam / Pamela Anderson 5 feet 7 inches / 170.18 cms 99.21-110.23 lbs
FAILED on line 118:
Rachael Leigh Cook 5 feet 2 inches / 157.48 cms 97-108.03 lbs
FAILED on line 132:
Sarah Michelle Gellar 5 feet 3 inches / 160.02 cms 97-108.03 lbs
Count of little people 119
Attending the Oscars
14.87 Amber Valletta 9
14.94 Calista Flockhart 10
15.15 Patrick Swayze 13
15.28 Carmen Kass 11
15.30 Shannon Elizabeth 13
15.37 Taylor Swift 10
15.50 Naomi Campbell 14
15.54 Keira Knightley 11
15.76 Penelope Cruz 12
15.82 Adriana Lima 15
15.82 Christy Turlington 13
15.99 Gisele Bundchen 17
16.28 Gwyneth Paltrow 9
16.33 Jessica Biel 12
16.37 Kate Moss 15
16.37 Teri Hatcher 12
16.43 Rebecca Gayheart 13
16.45 Cindy Crawford 15
16.53 Nicole Kidman 11
16.72 Kirsten Dunst 14
16.72 Victoria Beckham 13
16.74 Elle MacPherson 16
16.76 Jennifer Garner 12
16.76 Paris Hilton 13
16.76 Tyra Banks 11
16.93 Heidi Klum 12
16.93 Katie Holmes 14
16.98 Jodie Kidd 12
17.08 Claire Danes 15
17.18 Cameron Diaz 12
17.18 Cate Blanchett 10
17.18 Rose McGowan 19
17.22 Rebecca Romijn-Stamos 10
17.24 Lindsay Lohan 17
17.25 Faith Hill 19
17.25 Katherine Heigl 13
17.26 Sandra Bullock 17
17.36 Rachelle Lefevre 10
17.43 Anna Kournikova 18
17.43 Kate Beckinsale 14
17.48 Miley Cyrus 11
17.49 Nicole Richie 11
15.07 Fiona Apple 12
17.61 Heather Locklear 10
17.61 Tara Reid 14
17.61 Julia Stiles 12
17.69 Jenna Jameson 14
17.69 Kristen Stewart 13
17.71 Lucy Lawless 12
17.71 Mandy Moore 8
17.77 Angelina Jolie 15
17.77 Julia Roberts 14
17.77 Lisa Kudrow 10
17.77 Milla Jovovich 12
17.79 Britney Spears 18
17.79 Shania Twain 19
17.79 Gwen Stefani 16
17.91 Mariah Carey 14
17.95 Cindy Margolis 15
18.06 Halle Berry 12
18.10 Blake Lively 10
18.15 Eva Longoria 12
18.15 Lacey Chabert 15
18.15 Jewel Kilcher 15
18.15 Kate Hudson 11
18.16 Natalie Portman 10
18.23 Courtney Love 13
18.26 Jennifer Aniston 12
18.29 Charlize Theron 13
18.30 Jenny McCarthy 11
18.34 Leann Rimes 17
18.44 Christina Aguilera 12
18.44 Megan Fox 11
18.50 Bar Rafaeli 13
18.50 Alicia Keys 13
18.50 Denise Richards 19
18.50 Jessica Alba 11
18.50 Zooey Deschanel 21
18.55 Geri Halliwell 13
18.65 Ashley Judd 11
18.65 Laetitia Casta 11
18.65 Emily Osment 12
18.79 Daniel Radcliffe 12
18.98 Rupert Grint 13
19.05 Elisha cuthbert 11
19.05 Scarlett Johansson 11
19.07 Rachel Miner 16
19.14 Carmen Electra 16
19.14 Carrie Underwood 7
19.30 Keri Russell 18
19.51 Jennifer Lopez 16
19.76 Avril Lavigne 14
20.06 Drew Barrymore 12
20.16 Reese Witherspoon 15
20.28 Beyonce Knowles 13
20.57 Salma Hayek 12
20.65 Justin Timberlake 11
20.70 Jessica Simpson 13
20.89 Orlando Bloom 13
21.83 Johnny Depp 12
22.14 Matt Damon 11
22.44 Leonardo Dicaprio 8
22.64 Rodrigo Santoro 12
22.75 Raven Symone 11
22.79 Robert Pattinson 9
22.79 Ryan Seacrest 14
22.91 Hilary Duff 22
23.79 Emma Bunton 10
24.42 Jason Statham 8
24.44 Mark Wahlberg 16
25.26 Daniel Craig 12
25.83 George Clooney 13
25.90 Al Pacino 17
26.29 Ben Stiller 9
27.06 Brad Pitt 8
27.89 Bruce Willis 16
29.30 Vin Diesel 16
31.00 Sylvester Stallone 8
35.96 Hulk Hogan 14
WomanWithCat:dvla_20150202 grahamellis$

*/

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