Class RandomUtils


  • public class RandomUtils
    extends Object

    RandomUtils is a wrapper that supports all possible Random methods via the Math.random() method and its system-wide Random object.

    Since:
    2.0
    Version:
    $Id: RandomUtils.java 906320 2010-02-04 01:41:10Z sebb $
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      RandomUtils()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static boolean nextBoolean()
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed boolean value from the Math.random() sequence.
      static boolean nextBoolean​(Random random)
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed boolean value from the given random sequence.
      static double nextDouble()
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the Math.random() sequence.
      static double nextDouble​(Random random)
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the given Random sequence.
      static float nextFloat()
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the Math.random() sequence.
      static float nextFloat​(Random random)
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the given Random sequence.
      static int nextInt()
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from the Math.random() sequence.
      static int nextInt​(int n)
      Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from the Math.random() sequence.
      static int nextInt​(Random random)
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from the given random sequence.
      static int nextInt​(Random random, int n)
      Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from the given Random sequence.
      static long nextLong()
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from the Math.random() sequence.
      static long nextLong​(Random random)
      Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from the given Random sequence.
    • Field Detail

      • JVM_RANDOM

        public static final Random JVM_RANDOM
        An instance of JVMRandom.
    • Constructor Detail

      • RandomUtils

        public RandomUtils()
    • Method Detail

      • nextInt

        public static int nextInt()

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from the Math.random() sequence.

        N.B. All values are >= 0.
        Returns:
        the random int
      • nextInt

        public static int nextInt​(Random random)

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from the given random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        Returns:
        the random int
      • nextInt

        public static int nextInt​(int n)

        Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from the Math.random() sequence.

        Parameters:
        n - the specified exclusive max-value
        Returns:
        the random int
      • nextInt

        public static int nextInt​(Random random,
                                  int n)

        Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from the given Random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        n - the specified exclusive max-value
        Returns:
        the random int
      • nextLong

        public static long nextLong()

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from the Math.random() sequence.

        N.B. All values are >= 0.
        Returns:
        the random long
      • nextLong

        public static long nextLong​(Random random)

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from the given Random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        Returns:
        the random long
      • nextBoolean

        public static boolean nextBoolean()

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed boolean value from the Math.random() sequence.

        Returns:
        the random boolean
      • nextBoolean

        public static boolean nextBoolean​(Random random)

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed boolean value from the given random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        Returns:
        the random boolean
      • nextFloat

        public static float nextFloat()

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the Math.random() sequence.

        Returns:
        the random float
      • nextFloat

        public static float nextFloat​(Random random)

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the given Random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        Returns:
        the random float
      • nextDouble

        public static double nextDouble()

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the Math.random() sequence.

        Returns:
        the random double
      • nextDouble

        public static double nextDouble​(Random random)

        Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from the given Random sequence.

        Parameters:
        random - the Random sequence generator.
        Returns:
        the random double