Java Random Byte Rand(int lo, int hi)

Description

Returns an integer random number uniformly distributed between lo and hi .

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static int Rand(int lo, int hi) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from   w  w w  .  j  a va2  s.  co  m
 * Copyright (C) 2008-2012  Marco Guazzone
 *                          [Distributed Computing System (DCS) Group,
 *                           Computer Science Institute,
 *                           Department of Science and Technological Innovation,
 *                           University of Piemonte Orientale,
 *                           Alessandria (Italy)]
 *
 * This file is part of dcj-commons.
 *
 * dcsj-commons 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.
 *
 * dcsj-commons 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 dcsj-commons.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

import java.util.Random;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns an integer random number uniformly distributed between {@code lo}
     * and {@code hi}.
     */
    public static int Rand(int lo, int hi) {
        Random rn2 = new Random();

        int n = hi - lo + 1;
        int i = rn2.nextInt(n);
        if (i < 0) {
            i = -i;
        }
        return lo + i;
    }
}

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