Interface RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator

All Superinterfaces:: RandomGenerator

All Known Subinterfaces:: RandomGenerator.ArbitrarilyJumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.LeapableGenerator, RandomGenerator.SplittableGenerator

All Known Implementing Classes:: SplittableRandom

Enclosing interface:: RandomGenerator

public static interface RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator extends RandomGenerator

The RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator interface augments the RandomGenerator interface to provide methods that return streams of RandomGenerator objects. Ideally, such a stream of objects would have the property that the behavior of each object is statistically independent of all the others. In practice, one may have to settle for some approximation to this property.

A generator that implements interface RandomGenerator.SplittableGenerator may choose to use its splits() method to implement the rngs() method required by this interface.

A generator that implements interface RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator may choose to use its jumps() method to implement the rngs() method required by this interface.

A generator that implements interface RandomGenerator.LeapableGenerator may choose to use its leaps() method to implement the rngs() method required by this interface.

Objects that implement RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator are typically not cryptographically secure. Consider instead using SecureRandom to get a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator for use by security-sensitive applications.

Since:: 17

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface RandomGenerator

RandomGenerator.ArbitrarilyJumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator, RandomGenerator.LeapableGenerator, RandomGenerator.SplittableGenerator, RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator`	`of(String name)`	Returns an instance of `RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator` that utilizes the `name` algorithm.
`Stream<RandomGenerator>`	`rngs()`	Returns an effectively unlimited stream of objects, each of which implements the `RandomGenerator` interface.
`default Stream<RandomGenerator>`	`rngs(long streamSize)`	Returns an effectively unlimited stream of objects, each of which implements the `RandomGenerator` interface.

Methods declared in interface RandomGenerator

doubles, doubles, doubles, doubles, equiDoubles, ints, ints, ints, ints, isDeprecated, longs, longs, longs, longs, nextBoolean, nextBytes, nextDouble, nextDouble, nextDouble, nextExponential, nextFloat, nextFloat, nextFloat, nextGaussian, nextGaussian, nextInt, nextInt, nextInt, nextLong, nextLong, nextLong

Method Details

of

static RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator of(String name)

Returns an instance of RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator that utilizes the name algorithm.

Parameters:: name - Name of random number generator algorithm
Returns:: An instance of RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator
Throws:: NullPointerException - if name is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the named algorithm is not found

rngs

Stream<RandomGenerator> rngs()

Returns an effectively unlimited stream of objects, each of which implements the RandomGenerator interface. Ideally the generators in the stream will appear to be statistically independent. The new generators are of the same algorithm as this generator.

Implementation Note:: It is permitted to implement this method in a manner equivalent to rngs (Long.MAX_VALUE).
Returns:: a stream of objects that implement the RandomGenerator interface

rngs

default Stream<RandomGenerator> rngs(long streamSize)

Implementation Requirements:: The default implementation calls rngs() and then limits its length to streamSize.
Parameters:: streamSize - the number of generators to generate
Returns:: a stream of objects that implement the RandomGenerator interface
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if streamSize is less than zero

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