A wrapper that supports all possible Random methods via the java.lang.Math#random() method and its system-wide {@link Random} object.
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import java.util.Random;
/**
* <p><code>JVMRandom</code> is a wrapper that supports all possible
* Random methods via the {@link java.lang.Math#random()} method
* and its system-wide {@link Random} object.</p>
*
* @since 2.0
* @version $Id: JVMRandom.java 471626 2006-11-06 04:02:09Z bayard $
*/
public final class JVMRandom extends Random {
/**
* Required for serialization support.
*
* @see java.io.Serializable
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
/**
* Ensures that only the constructor can call reseed.
*/
private boolean constructed = false;
/**
* Constructs a new instance.
*/
public JVMRandom() {
this.constructed = true;
}
/**
* Unsupported in 2.0.
*
* @param seed ignored
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
*/
public synchronized void setSeed(long seed) {
if (this.constructed) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
}
/**
* Unsupported in 2.0.
*
* @return Nothing, this method always throws an UnsupportedOperationException.
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
*/
public synchronized double nextGaussian() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* Unsupported in 2.0.
*
* @param byteArray ignored
* @throws UnsupportedOperationException
*/
public void nextBytes(byte[] byteArray) {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
/**
* <p>Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value
* from the Math.random() sequence.</p>
*
* @return the random int
*/
public int nextInt() {
return nextInt(Integer.MAX_VALUE);
}
/**
* <p>Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between
* <code>0</code> (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from
* the Math.random() sequence.</p>
*
* @param n the specified exclusive max-value
* @return the random int
* @throws IllegalArgumentException when <code>n <= 0</code>
*/
public int nextInt(int n) {
if (n <= 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Upper bound for nextInt must be positive"
);
}
// TODO: check this cannot return 'n'
return (int)(Math.random() * n);
}
/**
* <p>Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value
* from the Math.random() sequence.</p>
* @return the random long
*/
public long nextLong() {
// possible loss of precision?
return nextLong(Long.MAX_VALUE);
}
/**
* <p>Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value between
* <code>0</code> (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), from
* the Math.random() sequence.</p>
*
* @param n the specified exclusive max-value
* @return the random long
* @throws IllegalArgumentException when <code>n <= 0</code>
*/
public static long nextLong(long n) {
if (n <= 0) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException(
"Upper bound for nextInt must be positive"
);
}
// TODO: check this cannot return 'n'
return (long)(Math.random() * n);
}
/**
* <p>Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed boolean value
* from the Math.random() sequence.</p>
*
* @return the random boolean
*/
public boolean nextBoolean() {
return Math.random() > 0.5;
}
/**
* <p>Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value
* between <code>0.0</code> and <code>1.0</code> from the Math.random()
* sequence.</p>
*
* @return the random float
*/
public float nextFloat() {
return (float)Math.random();
}
/**
* <p>Synonymous to the Math.random() call.</p>
*
* @return the random double
*/
public double nextDouble() {
return Math.random();
}
}
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