Random (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)
- java.util.Random
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
SecureRandom, ThreadLocalRandom
public class Random
extends Object
implements Serializable
An instance of this class is used to generate a stream of pseudorandom numbers. The class uses a 48-bit seed, which is modified using a linear congruential formula. (See Donald Knuth,The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 2, Section 3.2.1.)
If two instances of Random are created with the same seed, and the same sequence of method calls is made for each, they will generate and return identical sequences of numbers. In order to guarantee this property, particular algorithms are specified for the class Random. Java implementations must use all the algorithms shown here for the class Random, for the sake of absolute portability of Java code. However, subclasses of class Random are permitted to use other algorithms, so long as they adhere to the general contracts for all the methods.
The algorithms implemented by class Random use aprotected utility method that on each invocation can supply up to 32 pseudorandomly generated bits.
Many applications will find the method Math.random() simpler to use.
Instances of java.util.Random are threadsafe. However, the concurrent use of the same java.util.Random instance across threads may encounter contention and consequent poor performance. Consider instead usingThreadLocalRandom in multithreaded designs.
Instances of java.util.Random are not cryptographically secure. Consider instead using SecureRandom to get a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator for use by security-sensitive applications.
Since:
1.0
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Serialized Form
Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description Random() Creates a new random number generator. Random(long seed) Creates a new random number generator using a single long seed. Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description DoubleStream doubles() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom double values, each between zero (inclusive) and one (exclusive). DoubleStream doubles(double randomNumberOrigin, double randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom double values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). DoubleStream doubles(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom double values, each between zero (inclusive) and one (exclusive). DoubleStream doubles(long streamSize, double randomNumberOrigin, double randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom double values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). IntStream ints() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom int values. IntStream ints(int randomNumberOrigin, int randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom int values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). IntStream ints(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom int values. IntStream ints(long streamSize, int randomNumberOrigin, int randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom int values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). LongStream longs() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom long values. LongStream longs(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom long values. LongStream longs(long randomNumberOrigin, long randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom long values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). LongStream longs(long streamSize, long randomNumberOrigin, long randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of pseudorandom long, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). protected int next(int bits) Generates the next pseudorandom number. boolean nextBoolean() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributedboolean value from this random number generator's sequence. void nextBytes(byte[] bytes) Generates random bytes and places them into a user-supplied byte array. double nextDouble() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributeddouble value between 0.0 and1.0 from this random number generator's sequence. float nextFloat() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed float value between 0.0 and 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence. double nextGaussian() Returns the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributeddouble value with mean 0.0 and standard deviation 1.0 from this random number generator's sequence. int nextInt() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value from this random number generator's sequence. int nextInt(int bound) Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from this random number generator's sequence. long nextLong() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed long value from this random number generator's sequence. void setSeed(long seed) Sets the seed of this random number generator using a singlelong seed. * ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.[Object](../../java/lang/Object.html "class in java.lang") `[clone](../../java/lang/Object.html#clone--), [equals](../../java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-), [finalize](../../java/lang/Object.html#finalize--), [getClass](../../java/lang/Object.html#getClass--), [hashCode](../../java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--), [notify](../../java/lang/Object.html#notify--), [notifyAll](../../java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--), [toString](../../java/lang/Object.html#toString--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait--), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-), [wait](../../java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)`Constructor Detail
* #### Random public Random() Creates a new random number generator. This constructor sets the seed of the random number generator to a value very likely to be distinct from any other invocation of this constructor. * #### Random public Random(long seed) Creates a new random number generator using a single `long` seed. The seed is the initial value of the internal state of the pseudorandom number generator which is maintained by method [next(int)](../../java/util/Random.html#next-int-). The invocation `new Random(seed)` is equivalent to: ` Random rnd = new Random(); rnd.setSeed(seed);` Parameters: `seed` \- the initial seed See Also: [setSeed(long)](../../java/util/Random.html#setSeed-long-)Method Detail
* #### setSeed public void setSeed(long seed) Sets the seed of this random number generator using a single`long` seed. The general contract of `setSeed` is that it alters the state of this random number generator object so as to be in exactly the same state as if it had just been created with the argument `seed` as a seed. The method`setSeed` is implemented by class `Random` by atomically updating the seed to ``` (seed ^ 0x5DEECE66DL) & ((1L << 48) - 1) ``` and clearing the `haveNextNextGaussian` flag used by [nextGaussian()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextGaussian--). The implementation of `setSeed` by class `Random` happens to use only 48 bits of the given seed. In general, however, an overriding method may use all 64 bits of the `long` argument as a seed value. Parameters: `seed` \- the initial seed * #### next protected int next(int bits) Generates the next pseudorandom number. Subclasses should override this, as this is used by all other methods. The general contract of `next` is that it returns an`int` value and if the argument `bits` is between`1` and `32` (inclusive), then that many low-order bits of the returned value will be (approximately) independently chosen bit values, each of which is (approximately) equally likely to be `0` or `1`. The method `next` is implemented by class `Random` by atomically updating the seed to ``` (seed * 0x5DEECE66DL + 0xBL) & ((1L << 48) - 1) ``` and returning ` (int)(seed >>> (48 - bits))`. This is a linear congruential pseudorandom number generator, as defined by D. H. Lehmer and described by Donald E. Knuth in_The Art of Computer Programming,_ Volume 3:_Seminumerical Algorithms_, section 3.2.1. Parameters: `bits` \- random bits Returns: the next pseudorandom value from this random number generator's sequence Since: 1.1 * #### nextBytes public void nextBytes(byte[] bytes) Generates random bytes and places them into a user-supplied byte array. The number of random bytes produced is equal to the length of the byte array. The method `nextBytes` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public void nextBytes(byte[] bytes) { for (int i = 0; i < bytes.length; ) for (int rnd = nextInt(), n = Math.min(bytes.length - i, 4); n-- > 0; rnd >>= 8) bytes[i++] = (byte)rnd; }` Parameters: `bytes` \- the byte array to fill with random bytes Throws: `[NullPointerException](../../java/lang/NullPointerException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if the byte array is null Since: 1.1 * #### nextInt public int nextInt() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `int` value from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextInt` is that one `int` value is pseudorandomly generated and returned. All 232 possible`int` values are produced with (approximately) equal probability. The method `nextInt` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public int nextInt() { return next(32); }` Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `int` value from this random number generator's sequence * #### nextInt public int nextInt(int bound) Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `int` value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive), drawn from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of`nextInt` is that one `int` value in the specified range is pseudorandomly generated and returned. All `bound` possible`int` values are produced with (approximately) equal probability. The method `nextInt(int bound)` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public int nextInt(int bound) { if (bound <= 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("bound must be positive"); if ((bound & -bound) == bound) // i.e., bound is a power of 2 return (int)((bound * (long)next(31)) >> 31); int bits, val; do { bits = next(31); val = bits % bound; } while (bits - val + (bound-1) < 0); return val; }` The hedge "approximately" is used in the foregoing description only because the next method is only approximately an unbiased source of independently chosen bits. If it were a perfect source of randomly chosen bits, then the algorithm shown would choose `int` values from the stated range with perfect uniformity. The algorithm is slightly tricky. It rejects values that would result in an uneven distribution (due to the fact that 2^31 is not divisible by n). The probability of a value being rejected depends on n. The worst case is n=2^30+1, for which the probability of a reject is 1/2, and the expected number of iterations before the loop terminates is 2. The algorithm treats the case where n is a power of two specially: it returns the correct number of high-order bits from the underlying pseudo-random number generator. In the absence of special treatment, the correct number of _low-order_ bits would be returned. Linear congruential pseudo-random number generators such as the one implemented by this class are known to have short periods in the sequence of values of their low-order bits. Thus, this special case greatly increases the length of the sequence of values returned by successive calls to this method if n is a small power of two. Parameters: `bound` \- the upper bound (exclusive). Must be positive. Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `int` value between zero (inclusive) and `bound` (exclusive) from this random number generator's sequence Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if bound is not positive Since: 1.2 * #### nextLong public long nextLong() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `long` value from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextLong` is that one `long` value is pseudorandomly generated and returned. The method `nextLong` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public long nextLong() { return ((long)next(32) << 32) + next(32); }` Because class `Random` uses a seed with only 48 bits, this algorithm will not return all possible `long` values. Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `long` value from this random number generator's sequence * #### nextBoolean public boolean nextBoolean() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed`boolean` value from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextBoolean` is that one`boolean` value is pseudorandomly generated and returned. The values `true` and `false` are produced with (approximately) equal probability. The method `nextBoolean` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public boolean nextBoolean() { return next(1) != 0; }` Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed`boolean` value from this random number generator's sequence Since: 1.2 * #### nextFloat public float nextFloat() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `float` value between `0.0` and `1.0` from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextFloat` is that one`float` value, chosen (approximately) uniformly from the range `0.0f` (inclusive) to `1.0f` (exclusive), is pseudorandomly generated and returned. All 224 possible`float` values of the form _m x_ 2\-24, where _m_ is a positive integer less than 224, are produced with (approximately) equal probability. The method `nextFloat` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public float nextFloat() { return next(24) / ((float)(1 << 24)); }` The hedge "approximately" is used in the foregoing description only because the next method is only approximately an unbiased source of independently chosen bits. If it were a perfect source of randomly chosen bits, then the algorithm shown would choose `float` values from the stated range with perfect uniformity. \[In early versions of Java, the result was incorrectly calculated as: ` return next(30) / ((float)(1 << 30));` This might seem to be equivalent, if not better, but in fact it introduced a slight nonuniformity because of the bias in the rounding of floating-point numbers: it was slightly more likely that the low-order bit of the significand would be 0 than that it would be 1.\] Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `float` value between `0.0` and `1.0` from this random number generator's sequence * #### nextDouble public double nextDouble() Returns the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed`double` value between `0.0` and`1.0` from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextDouble` is that one`double` value, chosen (approximately) uniformly from the range `0.0d` (inclusive) to `1.0d` (exclusive), is pseudorandomly generated and returned. The method `nextDouble` is implemented by class `Random` as if by: ` public double nextDouble() { return (((long)next(26) << 27) + next(27)) / (double)(1L << 53); }` The hedge "approximately" is used in the foregoing description only because the `next` method is only approximately an unbiased source of independently chosen bits. If it were a perfect source of randomly chosen bits, then the algorithm shown would choose`double` values from the stated range with perfect uniformity. \[In early versions of Java, the result was incorrectly calculated as: ` return (((long)next(27) << 27) + next(27)) / (double)(1L << 54);` This might seem to be equivalent, if not better, but in fact it introduced a large nonuniformity because of the bias in the rounding of floating-point numbers: it was three times as likely that the low-order bit of the significand would be 0 than that it would be 1! This nonuniformity probably doesn't matter much in practice, but we strive for perfection.\] Returns: the next pseudorandom, uniformly distributed `double` value between `0.0` and `1.0` from this random number generator's sequence See Also: [Math.random()](../../java/lang/Math.html#random--) * #### nextGaussian public double nextGaussian() Returns the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed`double` value with mean `0.0` and standard deviation `1.0` from this random number generator's sequence. The general contract of `nextGaussian` is that one`double` value, chosen from (approximately) the usual normal distribution with mean `0.0` and standard deviation`1.0`, is pseudorandomly generated and returned. The method `nextGaussian` is implemented by class`Random` as if by a threadsafe version of the following: ` private double nextNextGaussian; private boolean haveNextNextGaussian = false; public double nextGaussian() { if (haveNextNextGaussian) { haveNextNextGaussian = false; return nextNextGaussian; } else { double v1, v2, s; do { v1 = 2 * nextDouble() - 1; // between -1.0 and 1.0 v2 = 2 * nextDouble() - 1; // between -1.0 and 1.0 s = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2; } while (s >= 1 || s == 0); double multiplier = StrictMath.sqrt(-2 * StrictMath.log(s)/s); nextNextGaussian = v2 * multiplier; haveNextNextGaussian = true; return v1 * multiplier; } }` This uses the _polar method_ of G. E. P. Box, M. E. Muller, and G. Marsaglia, as described by Donald E. Knuth in _The Art of Computer Programming_, Volume 3: _Seminumerical Algorithms_, section 3.4.1, subsection C, algorithm P. Note that it generates two independent values at the cost of only one call to `StrictMath.log` and one call to `StrictMath.sqrt`. Returns: the next pseudorandom, Gaussian ("normally") distributed`double` value with mean `0.0` and standard deviation `1.0` from this random number generator's sequence * #### ints public [IntStream](../../java/util/stream/IntStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") ints(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `int` values. A pseudorandom `int` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextInt()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextInt--). Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `int` values Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero Since: 1.8 * #### ints public [IntStream](../../java/util/stream/IntStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") ints() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `int` values. A pseudorandom `int` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextInt()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextInt--). Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `ints(Long.MAX_VALUE)`. Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `int` values Since: 1.8 * #### ints public [IntStream](../../java/util/stream/IntStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") ints(long streamSize, int randomNumberOrigin, int randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `int` values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `int` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` int nextInt(int origin, int bound) { int n = bound - origin; if (n > 0) { return nextInt(n) + origin; } else { // range not representable as int int r; do { r = nextInt(); } while (r < origin || r >= bound); return r; } }` Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `int` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero, or `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8 * #### ints public [IntStream](../../java/util/stream/IntStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") ints(int randomNumberOrigin, int randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `int` values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `int` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` int nextInt(int origin, int bound) { int n = bound - origin; if (n > 0) { return nextInt(n) + origin; } else { // range not representable as int int r; do { r = nextInt(); } while (r < origin || r >= bound); return r; } }` Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `ints(Long.MAX_VALUE, randomNumberOrigin, randomNumberBound)`. Parameters: `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `int` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8 * #### longs public [LongStream](../../java/util/stream/LongStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") longs(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `long` values. A pseudorandom `long` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextLong()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextLong--). Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `long` values Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero Since: 1.8 * #### longs public [LongStream](../../java/util/stream/LongStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") longs() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `long` values. A pseudorandom `long` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextLong()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextLong--). Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `longs(Long.MAX_VALUE)`. Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `long` values Since: 1.8 * #### longs public [LongStream](../../java/util/stream/LongStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") longs(long streamSize, long randomNumberOrigin, long randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `long`, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `long` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` long nextLong(long origin, long bound) { long r = nextLong(); long n = bound - origin, m = n - 1; if ((n & m) == 0L) // power of two r = (r & m) + origin; else if (n > 0L) { // reject over-represented candidates for (long u = r >>> 1; // ensure nonnegative u + m - (r = u % n) < 0L; // rejection check u = nextLong() >>> 1) // retry ; r += origin; } else { // range not representable as long while (r < origin || r >= bound) r = nextLong(); } return r; }` Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `long` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero, or `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8 * #### longs public [LongStream](../../java/util/stream/LongStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") longs(long randomNumberOrigin, long randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `long` values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `long` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` long nextLong(long origin, long bound) { long r = nextLong(); long n = bound - origin, m = n - 1; if ((n & m) == 0L) // power of two r = (r & m) + origin; else if (n > 0L) { // reject over-represented candidates for (long u = r >>> 1; // ensure nonnegative u + m - (r = u % n) < 0L; // rejection check u = nextLong() >>> 1) // retry ; r += origin; } else { // range not representable as long while (r < origin || r >= bound) r = nextLong(); } return r; }` Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `longs(Long.MAX_VALUE, randomNumberOrigin, randomNumberBound)`. Parameters: `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `long` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8 * #### doubles public [DoubleStream](../../java/util/stream/DoubleStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") doubles(long streamSize) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `double` values, each between zero (inclusive) and one (exclusive). A pseudorandom `double` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextDouble()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextDouble--). Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate Returns: a stream of `double` values Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero Since: 1.8 * #### doubles public [DoubleStream](../../java/util/stream/DoubleStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") doubles() Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `double` values, each between zero (inclusive) and one (exclusive). A pseudorandom `double` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the method [nextDouble()](../../java/util/Random.html#nextDouble--). Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `doubles(Long.MAX_VALUE)`. Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `double` values Since: 1.8 * #### doubles public [DoubleStream](../../java/util/stream/DoubleStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") doubles(long streamSize, double randomNumberOrigin, double randomNumberBound) Returns a stream producing the given `streamSize` number of pseudorandom `double` values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `double` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` double nextDouble(double origin, double bound) { double r = nextDouble(); r = r * (bound - origin) + origin; if (r >= bound) // correct for rounding r = Math.nextDown(bound); return r; }` Parameters: `streamSize` \- the number of values to generate `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `double` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `streamSize` is less than zero `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8 * #### doubles public [DoubleStream](../../java/util/stream/DoubleStream.html "interface in java.util.stream") doubles(double randomNumberOrigin, double randomNumberBound) Returns an effectively unlimited stream of pseudorandom `double` values, each conforming to the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive). A pseudorandom `double` value is generated as if it's the result of calling the following method with the origin and bound: ` double nextDouble(double origin, double bound) { double r = nextDouble(); r = r * (bound - origin) + origin; if (r >= bound) // correct for rounding r = Math.nextDown(bound); return r; }` Implementation Note: This method is implemented to be equivalent to `doubles(Long.MAX_VALUE, randomNumberOrigin, randomNumberBound)`. Parameters: `randomNumberOrigin` \- the origin (inclusive) of each random value `randomNumberBound` \- the bound (exclusive) of each random value Returns: a stream of pseudorandom `double` values, each with the given origin (inclusive) and bound (exclusive) Throws: `[IllegalArgumentException](../../java/lang/IllegalArgumentException.html "class in java.lang")` \- if `randomNumberOrigin` is greater than or equal to `randomNumberBound` Since: 1.8
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