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net.sf.ehcache.util.concurrent
Class ThreadLocalRandom

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.Random
      extended by net.sf.ehcache.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class ThreadLocalRandom
extends Random

A random number generator isolated to the current thread. Like the global Random generator used by the Math class, a ThreadLocalRandom is initialized with an internally generated seed that may not otherwise be modified. When applicable, use of ThreadLocalRandom rather than shared Random objects in concurrent programs will typically encounter much less overhead and contention. Use of ThreadLocalRandom is particularly appropriate when multiple tasks (for example, each a ForkJoinTask) use random numbers in parallel in thread pools.

Usages of this class should typically be of the form: ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextX(...) (where X is Int, Long, etc). When all usages are of this form, it is never possible to accidently share a ThreadLocalRandom across multiple threads.

This class also provides additional commonly used bounded random generation methods.

Since:
1.7
Author:
Doug Lea
See Also:
Serialized Form

Method Summary
static ThreadLocalRandom current()
          Returns the current thread's ThreadLocalRandom.
protected  int next(int bits)
           
 double nextDouble(double n)
          Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive).
 double nextDouble(double least, double bound)
          Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).
 int nextInt(int least, int bound)
          Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).
 long nextLong(long n)
          Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive).
 long nextLong(long least, long bound)
          Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).
 void setSeed(long seed)
          Throws UnsupportedOperationException.
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.Random
nextBoolean, nextBytes, nextDouble, nextFloat, nextGaussian, nextInt, nextInt, nextLong
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

current

public static ThreadLocalRandom current()
Returns the current thread's ThreadLocalRandom.

Returns:
the current thread's ThreadLocalRandom

setSeed

public void setSeed(long seed)
Throws UnsupportedOperationException. Setting seeds in this generator is not supported.

Overrides:
setSeed in class Random
Throws:
UnsupportedOperationException - always

next

protected int next(int bits)
Overrides:
next in class Random

nextInt

public int nextInt(int least,
                   int bound)
Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).

Parameters:
least - the least value returned
bound - the upper bound (exclusive)
Returns:
the next value
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if least greater than or equal to bound

nextLong

public long nextLong(long n)
Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive).

Parameters:
n - the bound on the random number to be returned. Must be positive.
Returns:
the next value
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if n is not positive

nextLong

public long nextLong(long least,
                     long bound)
Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).

Parameters:
least - the least value returned
bound - the upper bound (exclusive)
Returns:
the next value
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if least greater than or equal to bound

nextDouble

public double nextDouble(double n)
Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed double value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive).

Parameters:
n - the bound on the random number to be returned. Must be positive.
Returns:
the next value
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if n is not positive

nextDouble

public double nextDouble(double least,
                         double bound)
Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed value between the given least value (inclusive) and bound (exclusive).

Parameters:
least - the least value returned
bound - the upper bound (exclusive)
Returns:
the next value
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if least greater than or equal to bound

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