Catalano.Math.Random

Class UniversalGenerator

java.lang.Object

Catalano.Math.Random.UniversalGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IRandomNumberGenerator

public class UniversalGenerator
extends java.lang.Object
implements IRandomNumberGenerator

The so called "Universal Generator" based on multiplicative congruential method, which originally appeared in "Toward a Universal Random Number Generator" by Marsaglia, Zaman and Tsang. It was later modified by F. James in "A Review of Pseudo-random Number Generators". It passes ALL of the tests for random number generators and has a period of 2¹⁴⁴. It is completely portable (gives bit identical results on all machines with at least 24-bit mantissas in the floating point representation).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
UniversalGenerator() Initialize Random with default seed.
UniversalGenerator(int seed) Initialize Random with a specified integer seed
UniversalGenerator(long seed) Initialize Random with a specified long seed

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	nextBits(int numbits) Returns up to 32 random bits.
double	nextDouble() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double value between 0.0 and 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence.
void	nextDoubles(double[] d) Returns a vector of pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double values between 0.0 and 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence.
int	nextInt() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from this random number generator's sequence.
int	nextInt(int n) Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from this random number generator's sequence.
long	nextLong() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from this random number generator's sequence.
void	setSeed(long seed) Set seed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UniversalGenerator

public UniversalGenerator()

Initialize Random with default seed.

UniversalGenerator

public UniversalGenerator(int seed)

Initialize Random with a specified integer seed

UniversalGenerator

public UniversalGenerator(long seed)

Initialize Random with a specified long seed

Method Detail

setSeed

public void setSeed(long seed)

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Set seed.

Specified by:

setSeed in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

Parameters:

seed - Seed.

nextDouble

public double nextDouble()

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double value between 0.0 and 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence.

Specified by:

nextDouble in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

nextDoubles

public void nextDoubles(double[] d)

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns a vector of pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double values between 0.0 and 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence.

Specified by:

nextDoubles in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

nextBits

public int nextBits(int numbits)

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns up to 32 random bits.

Specified by:

nextBits in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

nextInt

public int nextInt()

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from this random number generator's sequence.

Specified by:

nextInt in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

nextInt

public int nextInt(int n)

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from this random number generator's sequence.

Specified by:

nextInt in interface IRandomNumberGenerator

nextLong

public long nextLong()

Description copied from interface: IRandomNumberGenerator

Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from this random number generator's sequence.

Specified by:

nextLong in interface IRandomNumberGenerator