org.alfresco.random

Class NormalDistributionHelper

java.lang.Object

org.alfresco.random.NormalDistributionHelper

public class NormalDistributionHelper
extends Object

Normal time distribution

Since:

1.2

Author:

Derek Hulley

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NormalDistributionHelper() Use a simple normal distribution to generate random numbers

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	getValue(long min, long max) Get a random long where a standard deviation of 1.0 corresponds to the min and max values provided.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NormalDistributionHelper

public NormalDistributionHelper()

Use a simple normal distribution to generate random numbers

Method Detail

getValue

public long getValue(long min,
            long max)

Get a random long where a standard deviation of 1.0 corresponds to the min and max values provided. The returned values is cut off at the minimum and maximum values given.