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What do Math.random() * 1000 and Math.random() * 256 do?

Posted 23-Jan-10 5:49am

sudhanshu gupta 2010

Updated 23-Jan-10 6:54am

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Why would you type those things into a questions forum and not into your compiler, and SEE what they do ? Do you not have any reference books to read ? How can you learn java without any references ?

Posted 23-Jan-10 10:38am

Christian Graus

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0x3c0 · Accepted Answer · 2010-01-23T06:53:00

Solution 1

It just generates a random number between 0.0 and the multiplier, in this case 1000 or 256.

Posted 23-Jan-10 6:53am

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