Java List Random Item choice(List list)

Description

Returns a random element a list.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
list	The list to choose from

Return

A random element from the list

Declaration

public static <T> T choice(List<T> list) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from  w ww . ja  va 2  s .c o m*/
 * CrimsonGlow is an adult computer roleplaying game with spanking content.
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Andrew Russell
 *
 *      This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 *       the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 *       (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *       GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 *       along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */

import java.util.List;

import java.util.Random;

public class Main {
    private static final Random GENERATOR = new Random();

    /**
     * Returns a random element a list.
     *
     * @param list  The list to choose from
     * @return A random element from the list
     */
    public static <T> T choice(List<T> list) {
        return list.get(GENERATOR.nextInt(list.size()));
    }
}

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1. asRandomAccessList(Collection list)
2. choice(T... list)
3. choose(Random random, List list)
4. chooseRandom(List list)
5. chooseRandomElement(List list, Random random)