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Thread: Generate random number in Java

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    Default Generate random number in Java

    Example below is to show the code to generate random number. Try it
    This example is at Learn Your Java From Here: Random-number generation
    There are more example or Java learning in Learn Your Java From Here

     
    		int randomValue = 0;
     
    		for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    			randomValue = (int) (Math.random() * 10);
     
    			System.out.println("Random No " + i + ". " + randomValue);
    		}
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    Default Re: Generate random number in Java

    This works alright, but also keep in mind that the Random class has more methods that make code such as this unnecessary.

    The method you illustrated above is <Random>.nextInt(int n), where n = 10 in this case.
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