com.thekeirs.games.engine

Class Rand

java.lang.Object

com.thekeirs.games.engine.Rand

public final class Rand
extends java.lang.Object

Helper functions for using random numbers in your game

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Rand()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static int	between(int min, int max) Returns a random number between min and max
static boolean	onceEvery(float seconds) Randomly returns true approximately once every seconds seconds.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Rand

public Rand()

Method Detail

between

public static int between(int min,
                          int max)

Returns a random number between min and max

Note that min and max can be negative, but max must be greater than min.

Parameters:

min - the minimum number to return

max - the maximum number to return

Returns:

integer in the range min..max

onceEvery

public static boolean onceEvery(float seconds)

Randomly returns true approximately once every seconds seconds.

Parameters:

seconds - the average time between events returning true

Returns:

usually false, but true randomly every seconds