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Confusion in random() function
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Shivani Prajapati
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Joined: Aug 23, 2006
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What will be the result of the expression ((int) (Math.random()*4))
Answer in khalid mughal book is � �expression will evaluate to one of the numbers 0,1,2 or 3.�
But how can it be possible?
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Paras Jain
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Joined: Feb 26, 2005
Posts: 137
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Hi,
As per the API random function "Returns a double value with a positive sign, greater than or equal to 0.0 and less than 1.0. Returned values are chosen pseudorandomly with (approximately) uniform distribution from that range."
That means you will get something between 0 and 1(non-inclusive) like 0.1, 0.2,.03 .... 0.999. Any number within this range when multiplied by 4 wil give values between 0 to 4 like
.1*4 = .4 ,
.6*4 = 2.4 .....
.999*4 = 3.996.
Hope you got the point.
Thanks
Paras
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Paras Jain
SCJP 5.0
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Paras Jain
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Joined: Feb 26, 2005
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And I forgot to mention that when these numbers will be casted to (int) the values after decimal will be lost
.1*4 = .4 which becomes 0,
.6*4 = 2.4 which becomes 2.....
.999*4 = 3.996 which becomes 3
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