smile.math.random

Class UniversalGenerator

java.lang.Object

smile.math.random.UniversalGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

RandomNumberGenerator

public class UniversalGenerator
extends Object
implements RandomNumberGenerator

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).

Author:

Haifeng Li

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	next(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.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, 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

nextDouble

public double nextDouble()

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

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 RandomNumberGenerator

nextDoubles

public void nextDoubles(double[] d)

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

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 RandomNumberGenerator

next

public int next(int numbits)

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

Returns up to 32 random bits.

Specified by:

next in interface RandomNumberGenerator

nextInt

public int nextInt()

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

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

Specified by:

nextInt in interface RandomNumberGenerator

nextInt

public int nextInt(int n)

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

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 RandomNumberGenerator

nextLong

public long nextLong()

Description copied from interface: RandomNumberGenerator

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

Specified by:

nextLong in interface RandomNumberGenerator