RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator
  public
  static
  
  
  interface
  RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator
  
  
      implements
      
        RandomGenerator.StreamableGenerator
      
  
  
| java.util.random.RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator | 
This interface is designed to provide a common protocol for objects that generate pseudorandom values and can easily jump forward, by a moderate amount (ex. 264) to a distant point in the state cycle.
 Ideally, all JumpableGenerator objects produced by iterative
 jumping from a single original JumpableGenerator object are
 statistically independent of one another and individually uniform. In
 practice, one must settle for some approximation to independence and
 uniformity. In particular, a specific implementation may assume that each
 generator in a stream produced by the
 jump() method is used to produce a number
 of values no larger than either 264 or the square root of its
 period. Implementors are advised to use algorithms whose period is at
 least 2127.
 
 Methods are provided to perform a single jump operation and also to
 produce a stream of generators produced from the original by iterative
 copying and jumping of internal state. A typical strategy for a
 multithreaded application is to create a single JumpableGenerator
 object, calls its jump() method exactly
 once, and then parcel out generators from the resulting stream, one to
 each thread. It is generally not a good idea to call
 jump() on a generator that was itself
 produced by the jump() method, because the
 result may be a generator identical to another generator already produce
 by that call to the jump() method. For
 this reason, the return type of the jumps()
 method is Stream<RandomGenerator> rather than
 Stream<JumpableGenerator>, even though the actual generator
 objects in that stream likely do also implement the
 JumpableGenerator interface.
 
 Objects that implement JumpableGenerator are typically not
 cryptographically secure. Consider instead using SecureRandom to
 get a cryptographically secure pseudo-random number generator for use by
 security-sensitive applications.
Summary
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        abstract
        
        
        
        
        RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator | 
      copy()
      Returns a new generator whose internal state is an exact copy of this generator (therefore their future behavior should be identical if subjected to the same series of operations). | 
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        default
        
        
        
        RandomGenerator | 
      copyAndJump()
      Copy this generator, jump this generator forward, then return the copy. | 
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        abstract
        
        
        
        
        void | 
      jump()
      Alter the state of this pseudorandom number generator so as to jump forward a large, fixed distance (typically 264 or more) within its state cycle. | 
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        abstract
        
        
        
        
        double | 
      jumpDistance()
      Returns the distance by which the
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        default
        
        
        
        Stream<RandomGenerator> | 
      jumps(long streamSize)
      Returns a stream producing the given  | 
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        default
        
        
        
        Stream<RandomGenerator> | 
      jumps()
      Returns an effectively unlimited stream of new pseudorandom number
 generators, each of which implements the  | 
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        static
        
        
        RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator | 
      of(String name)
      Returns an instance of  | 
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        default
        
        
        
        Stream<RandomGenerator> | 
      rngs(long streamSize)
      Returns a stream producing the given  | 
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        default
        
        
        
        Stream<RandomGenerator> | 
      rngs()
      Returns an effectively unlimited stream of new pseudorandom number
 generators, each of which implements the  | 
| Inherited methods | |
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Public methods
copy
public abstract RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator copy ()
Returns a new generator whose internal state is an exact copy of this generator (therefore their future behavior should be identical if subjected to the same series of operations).
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator | a new object that is a copy of this generator | 
copyAndJump
public RandomGenerator copyAndJump ()
Copy this generator, jump this generator forward, then return the copy.
Implementation Requirements:
- The default implementation copies this, jumps and then returns the copy.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| RandomGenerator | a copy of this generator object before the jump occurred | 
jump
public abstract void jump ()
Alter the state of this pseudorandom number generator so as to jump forward a large, fixed distance (typically 264 or more) within its state cycle.
jumpDistance
public abstract double jumpDistance ()
Returns the distance by which the
 jump() method will jump forward within
 the state cycle of this generator object.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| double | the default jump distance (as a doublevalue) | 
jumps
public Stream<RandomGenerator> jumps (long streamSize)
Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of new
 pseudorandom number generators, each of which implements the
 RandomGenerator interface.
Implementation Requirements:
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| streamSize | long: the number of generators to generate | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Stream<RandomGenerator> | a stream of objects that implement the RandomGeneratorinterface | 
| Throws | |
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| IllegalArgumentException | if streamSizeis less than zero | 
jumps
public Stream<RandomGenerator> jumps ()
Returns an effectively unlimited stream of new pseudorandom number
 generators, each of which implements the RandomGenerator
 interface.
Implementation Note:
- It is permitted to implement this method in a manner equivalent to
 jumps(Long.MAX_VALUE).
Implementation Requirements:
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Stream<RandomGenerator> | a stream of objects that implement the RandomGeneratorinterface | 
of
public static RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator of (String name)
Returns an instance of JumpableGenerator that utilizes the
 name algorithm.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| name | String: Name of random number generator
              algorithm | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| RandomGenerator.JumpableGenerator | An instance of JumpableGenerator | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
| NullPointerException | if name is null | 
| IllegalArgumentException | if the named algorithm is not found | 
rngs
public Stream<RandomGenerator> rngs (long streamSize)
Returns a stream producing the given streamSize number of new
 pseudorandom number generators, each of which implements the
 RandomGenerator interface. Ideally the generators in the
 stream will appear to be statistically independent.
Implementation Requirements:
- The default implementation calls jumps(streamSize).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| streamSize | long: the number of generators to generate | 
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Stream<RandomGenerator> | a stream of objects that implement the RandomGeneratorinterface | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
| IllegalArgumentException | if streamSizeis less than zero | 
rngs
public Stream<RandomGenerator> rngs ()
Returns an effectively unlimited stream of new pseudorandom number
 generators, each of which implements the RandomGenerator
 interface. Ideally the generators in the stream will appear to be
 statistically independent.
Implementation Requirements:
- The default implementation calls jumps().
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| Stream<RandomGenerator> | a stream of objects that implement the RandomGeneratorinterface | 
