//******************************************************************************
//
// File: BernoulliPrng.java
// Package: edu.rit.numeric
// Unit: Class edu.rit.numeric.BernoulliPrng
//
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package edu.rit.numeric;
import edu.rit.util.Random;
/**
* Class BernoulliPrng provides a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) that
* generates random values of type boolean. The probability of the
* value true (heads) is p, specified to the constructor. The probability
* of the value false (tails) is q = 1 − p.
*
* @author Alan Kaminsky
* @version 07-Jun-2011
*/
public class BernoulliPrng
{
// Hidden data members.
private final Random myUniformPrng;
private final double myP;
// Exported constructors.
/**
* Construct a new Bernoulli PRNG with heads probability = 0.5.
*
* @param theUniformPrng The underlying uniform PRNG.
*
* @exception NullPointerException
* (unchecked exception) Thrown if theUniformPrng is null.
*/
public BernoulliPrng
(Random theUniformPrng)
{
this (theUniformPrng, 0.5);
}
/**
* Construct a new Bernoulli PRNG with the given heads probability.
*
* @param theUniformPrng The underlying uniform PRNG.
* @param p Heads probability, 0 ≤ p ≤ 1.
*
* @exception NullPointerException
* (unchecked exception) Thrown if theUniformPrng is null.
* @exception IllegalArgumentException
* (unchecked exception) Thrown if p < 0 or p > 1.
*/
public BernoulliPrng
(Random theUniformPrng,
double p)
{
if (theUniformPrng == null)
{
throw new NullPointerException
("BernoulliPrng(): theUniformPrng is null");
}
if (0.0 > p || p > 1.0)
{
throw new IllegalArgumentException
("BernoulliPrng(): p = "+p+" illegal");
}
myUniformPrng = theUniformPrng;
myP = p;
}
// Exported operations.
/**
* Returns the next random value. True (heads) is returned with probability
* p, false (tails) is returned with probability
* 1 − p.
*
* @return Random value.
*/
public boolean next()
{
return myUniformPrng.nextDouble() < myP;
}
}
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