Here you can find the source of peekRandom(Collection
public static <K> K peekRandom(Collection<K> collection, Random rnd)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w. j ava2 s . com*/ * Copyright 2009 Thomas Bocek * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of * the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under * the License. */ import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.Collection; import java.util.List; import java.util.Random; public class Main { public static <K> K peekRandom(Collection<K> collection, Random rnd) { int size = collection.size(); if (size == 0) { return null; } int index = rnd.nextInt(size); List<K> values = new ArrayList<K>(collection); return values.get(index); } }