How to get a random number???

I have had the question for a while now. How can you get a random number between x and y. Would you use the java Random() class, or does bukkit have one.
Any help is appreciated.

 

Why should bukkit provide what Java provides? Just use the Random class.

 

Code:

private static int getRandom(int min, int max) {
    return new java.util.Random().nextInt(max - min) + min;
}

 

gregthegeek Creating a new instance of Random is a heavy thing, so this would be better:

Code:java

private final Random rand = new Random();
 
private static int getRandom(int min, int max) {
    return rand.nextInt(max - min) + min;
}
 

Other than that see the docu of nextInt: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/Random.html#nextInt(int) - it will never give you the max value this way, so count max up:

Code:java

private static int getRandom(int min, int max) {
    return rand.nextInt(++max - min) + min;
}

 

That's assuming he wants that value in there. He may not. And yes, I would've done it your way as well, but my way was more compact.

 

Then max is a bad variable name. ^^

 

max, exclusive.

 

Thank you gregthegeek and V10lator for your help, I solved my problem, and it works.