Module com.github.stephengold.joltjni

Package com.github.stephengold.joltjni.std

Interface RandomNumberEngine

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable, Comparable<JoltPhysicsObject>, ConstJoltPhysicsObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultRandomEngine, Mt19937

public interface RandomNumberEngine
extends ConstJoltPhysicsObject

Interface to a pseudo-random number engine.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	max()	Return the maximum value that can be generated.
long	min()	Return the minimum value that can be generated.
int	nextInt()	Return the next integer in the sequence.
long	nextUnsigned()	Return the next integer in the sequence.
void	seed(int value)	Seed the engine with the specified value.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface com.github.stephengold.joltjni.readonly.ConstJoltPhysicsObject

close, hasAssignedNativeObject, ownsNativeObject, targetVa, targetVaOrZero

Method Details

max

long max()

Return the maximum value that can be generated.

Returns:

an unsigned 32-bit value

min

long min()

Return the minimum value that can be generated.

Returns:

an unsigned 32-bit value

nextInt

int nextInt()

Return the next integer in the sequence.

Returns:

a signed 32-bit value

nextUnsigned

long nextUnsigned()

Return the next integer in the sequence.

Returns:

an unsigned 32-bit value

seed

void seed(int value)

Seed the engine with the specified value.

Parameters:

value - the value to use