Returns a random float within the specified range. - Android java.util

Android examples for java.util:Random Double

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Returns a random float within the specified range.

Demo Code

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import java.util.Random;

public class Main{
    /**
     * Random object used by random method. This has to be not local to the
     * random method so as to not return the same value in the same millisecond.
     */
    private static final Random RANDOM = new Random();
    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns a random float within the specified range.
     * </p>
     * 
     * @param startInclusive
     *            the smallest value that can be returned, must be non-negative
     * @param endInclusive
     *            the upper bound (included)
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             if {@code startInclusive > endInclusive} or if
     *             {@code startInclusive} is negative
     * @return the random float
     */
    public static float nextFloat(final float startInclusive,
            final float endInclusive) {
        Validate.isTrue(endInclusive >= startInclusive,
                "Start value must be smaller or equal to end value.");
        Validate.isTrue(startInclusive >= 0,
                "Both range values must be non-negative.");

        if (startInclusive == endInclusive) {
            return startInclusive;
        }

        return startInclusive
                + ((endInclusive - startInclusive) * RANDOM.nextFloat());
    }
}

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