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java.util.Random.nextInt(n)
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public int nextInt(int n) { | |
if (n <= 0) | |
throw new IllegalArgumentException("n must be positive"); | |
if ((n & -n) == n) // i.e., n is a power of 2 | |
return (int)((n * (long)next(31)) >> 31); | |
int bits, val; | |
do { | |
bits = next(31); | |
val = bits % n; | |
} while (bits - val + (n-1) < 0); | |
return val; | |
} |
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