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Class simula.random.RandomEngineLCG 

java.lang.Object
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   +----simula.random.RandomEngine
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           +----simula.random.RandomEngineLCG
public class RandomEngineLCG
extends RandomEngine
Implements a Linear Congruential Generator (LCG) This is a toy generator and we don't recommend it for serious uses This is based on the following:

Ij+1 = (Ij ╫ 1103515245 + 12345) & 0x7FFFFFFF

Constructor Index

o RandomEngineLCG()
Creates a new engine with current time used as the seed
o RandomEngineLCG(long)
Creates an new engine with given seed

Method Index

o nextByte()
Returns the next pseudoRandom byte
o setSeed(long)
Resets the generator seed

Constructors

o RandomEngineLCG 
 public RandomEngineLCG()
Creates a new engine with current time used as the seed

o RandomEngineLCG 
 public RandomEngineLCG(long seed)
Creates an new engine with given seed

Parameters:
seed - generator seed

Methods

o nextByte 
 public byte nextByte()
Returns the next pseudoRandom byte

Returns:
the next byte from the generator.
Overrides:
nextByte in class RandomEngine
o setSeed 
 public void setSeed(long seed)
Resets the generator seed

Parameters:
seed - generator seed 
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