Java BigDecimal rangedValue(BigDecimal lower, BigDecimal upper, Random random)

Description

Generates a new BigDecimal that lies within the specified range.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
lower	The inclusive lower limit.
upper	The exclusive upper limit.
random	The Random used to generate the fraction.

Return

A new BigDecimal that lies within the specified range.

Declaration

static BigDecimal rangedValue(BigDecimal lower, BigDecimal upper,
        Random random) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.math.BigDecimal;

import java.util.Random;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Generates a new BigDecimal that lies within the specified range.
     *
     * @param lower  The inclusive lower limit.
     * @param upper  The exclusive upper limit.
     * @param random The Random used to generate the fraction.
     * @return A new BigDecimal that lies within the specified range.
     */
    static BigDecimal rangedValue(BigDecimal lower, BigDecimal upper,
            Random random) {
        BigDecimal difference = upper.subtract(lower);
        BigDecimal fraction = BigDecimal.valueOf(random.nextDouble());
        return lower.add(difference.multiply(fraction));
    }
}

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