random java number?!?!?!

trscookie · 07-18-2006, 10:56 AM

hello all im trying to print some random numbers between 0 and 16777215 in java when i press a button, i have this method at the moment:

Code:

    private void jButton3ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
    Random rand = new Random();
    int test = rand.nextInt(16777215 ) + 1;
    print( String.valueOf( rand ) );
    }

but when i press the button it prints information like this:

Code:

java.util.Random@1c8efd1
java.util.Random@f892a4
java.util.Random@1636e4e
java.util.Random@df0438
java.util.Random@18e261d
java.util.Random@1684706
java.util.Random@10efd7c
java.util.Random@12412e7
java.util.Random@1552b76
java.util.Random@1ab11b0
java.util.Random@165b7e
java.util.Random@1d0d124
java.util.Random@52c6b4
java.util.Random@738d08
java.util.Random@302e67
java.util.Random@136a1a1
java.util.Random@1ad6b4b
java.util.Random@5f2db0
java.util.Random@b0a3f5

WTF???? please help, trscookie

burninGpi · 07-18-2006, 11:25 AM

How about:

Code:

private void jButton3ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
   Random rand = new Random();
   int test = rand.nextInt(16777215 ) + 1;
   print( String.valueOf( test ) );
}

You were printing the wrong variable.

95se · 07-18-2006, 12:10 PM

I like to seed my random numbers when I create them too. You can do this easily w/: Random rand = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());