Class SeedFactory


  • public final class SeedFactory
    extends Object
    Utilities related to seeding.

    This class provides methods to generate random seeds (single values or arrays of values, of int or long types) that can be passed to the methods that create a generator instance.
    Although the seed-generating methods defined in this class will likely return different values for all calls, there is no guarantee that the produced seed will result always in a "good" sequence of numbers (even if the generator initialized with that seed is good).
    There is no guarantee that sequences will not overlap.

    Since:
    1.0
    • Method Detail

      • createInt

        public static int createInt()
        Creates an int number for use as a seed.
        Returns:
        a random number.
      • createLong

        public static long createLong()
        Creates a long number for use as a seed.
        Returns:
        a random number.
      • createIntArray

        public static int[] createIntArray​(int n)
        Creates an array of int numbers for use as a seed.
        Parameters:
        n - Size of the array to create.
        Returns:
        an array of n random numbers.
      • createLongArray

        public static long[] createLongArray​(int n)
        Creates an array of long numbers for use as a seed.
        Parameters:
        n - Size of the array to create.
        Returns:
        an array of n random numbers.