[Chapter 30] 30.19 java.util.Random (JDK 1.0)
Author: David Flanagan
Date: Thu Jul 31 16:35:08 1997

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| Chapter 30 The java.util Package |

## 30.19 java.util.Random (JDK 1.0)

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This class implements a pseudo-random number generator. `nextDouble()` and `nextFloat()` return a value between 0.0 and 1.0. `nextLong()` and `nextInt()` return `long` and `int` values distributed across the range of those data types. `nextGaussian()` returns pseudo-random values with a Gaussian distribution--the mean of the values is 0.0, and the standard deviation is 1.0. You can use the `setSeed()` method or the optional constructor argument to initialize the pseudo-random number generator with some variable seed value other than the current time (the default), or with a constant to ensure a repeatable sequence of pseudo-randomness.

    public class Random extends Object implements Serializable {
        // Public Constructors
                public Random();
                public Random(long seed);
        // Public Instance Methods
            1.1public void nextBytes(byte[] bytes);
                public double nextDouble();
                public float nextFloat();
                public synchronized double nextGaussian();
                public int nextInt();
                public long nextLong();
                public synchronized void setSeed(long seed);
        // Protected Instance Methods
            1.1protected synchronized int next(int bits);
    }

### Passed To:

BigInteger()

java.util.PropertyResourceBundle (JDK 1.1) |  | java.util.ResourceBundle (JDK 1.1)