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Thread: How does java.util.Random work?

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    Default How does java.util.Random work?

    long seed = 314159265;
    Random rand = new Random(seed);
    int a = rand.nextInt();        
     
    seed = (seed * 0x5DEECE66DL + 0xBL) & ((1L << 48) - 1);
    int b = (int) (seed >>> (48 - 32));

    Why is a not equal to b?

    Here is the source code for nextInt() and next():

    public int nextInt()
    {
        return next(32);
    }
     
     
    protected synchronized int next(int bits)
    {
        seed = (seed * 0x5DEECE66DL + 0xBL) & ((1L << 48) - 1);
        return (int) (seed >>> (48 - bits));
    }
    Last edited by Samkli; October 7th, 2014 at 04:10 AM.


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    Default Re: How does java.util.Random work?

    Welcome to the Forum! Thanks for taking the time to learn to post code correctly, and if you haven't already, please read this topic to see other useful info for newcomers.

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    Default Re: How does java.util.Random work?

    Well a:

    int a = rand.nextInt();

    and b:

    int b = (int) (seed >>> (48 - 32));

    That's why they're not equal.

    nextInt read next input, not next defined variable.

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    Default Re: How does java.util.Random work?

    Quote Originally Posted by TheBeginning View Post
    nextInt read next input, not next defined variable.
    Could you explain what you mean by this?

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    Default Re: How does java.util.Random work?

    Look at the javadocs for the constructor Random(int seed)

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