UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator (Commons Math 2.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.commons.math.random.UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

RandomVectorGenerator
```
public class UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator
extends java.lang.Object
implements RandomVectorGenerator
```
Generate random vectors isotropically located on the surface of a sphere.

Since:

2.1

Version:

$Revision: 990655 $ $Date: 2010-08-29 23:49:40 +0200 (dim. 29 août 2010) $

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator(int dimension)`	Create an object that will use a default RNG (`MersenneTwister`), in order to generate the individual components.
`UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator(int dimension, RandomGenerator rand)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

double[] nextVector()
Generate a random vector.
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator
```
public UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator(int dimension,
                                       RandomGenerator rand)
```
    Parameters:
    
    dimension - Space dimension.
    
    rand - RNG for the individual components of the vectors.
  - UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator
```
public UnitSphereRandomVectorGenerator(int dimension)
```
    Create an object that will use a default RNG (MersenneTwister), in order to generate the individual components.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dimension - Space dimension.
- Method Detail
  - nextVector
```
public double[] nextVector()
```
    Generate a random vector.
    
    Specified by:
    
    nextVector in interface RandomVectorGenerator
    
    Returns:
    
    a random vector as an array of double.