Interface RandomProvider.Source

All Superinterfaces:

RandomGenerator

Enclosing interface:

RandomProvider

public static interface RandomProvider.Source
extends RandomGenerator

A source of randomness.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface RandomGenerator

RandomGenerator.ArbitrarilyJumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.LeapableGenerator, RandomGenerator.SplittableGenerator, RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	consume(int n)	Skips the next n randomly generated numbers.
RandomProvider.Source	fork()	Returns a forked random source.
void	setSeed(long seed)	Sets the seed for this random source

Methods inherited from interface RandomGenerator

doubles, doubles, doubles, doubles, equiDoubles, ints, ints, ints, ints, isDeprecated, longs, longs, longs, longs, nextBoolean, nextBytes, nextDouble, nextDouble, nextDouble, nextExponential, nextFloat, nextFloat, nextFloat, nextGaussian, nextGaussian, nextInt, nextInt, nextInt, nextLong, nextLong, nextLong

Method Details

setSeed

void setSeed(long seed)

Sets the seed for this random source

Parameters:

seed - The seed

fork

RandomProvider.Source fork()

Returns a forked random source.

Returns:

The forked random source

consume

void consume(int n)

Skips the next n randomly generated numbers.

Parameters:

n - The number of generated numbers to skip