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G4G0-1/Semester 1/Programming 1/Java/examples/projects/chapter12/foxes-and-rabbits-v1/Randomizer.java
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import java.util.Random;
/**
* Provide control over the randomization of the simulation. By using the shared, fixed-seed
* randomizer, repeated runs will perform exactly the same (which helps with testing). Set
* 'useShared' to false to get different random behaviour every time.
*
* @author David J. Barnes and Michael Kölling
* @version 2016.02.29
*/
public class Randomizer
{
// The default seed for control of randomization.
private static final int SEED = 1111;
// A shared Random object, if required.
private static final Random rand = new Random(SEED);
// Determine whether a shared random generator is to be provided.
private static final boolean useShared = true;
/**
* Constructor for objects of class Randomizer
*/
public Randomizer()
{
}
/**
* Provide a random generator.
* @return A random object.
*/
public static Random getRandom()
{
if(useShared) {
return rand;
}
else {
return new Random();
}
}
/**
* Reset the randomization.
* This will have no effect if randomization is not through a shared Random generator.
*/
public static void reset()
{
if(useShared) {
rand.setSeed(SEED);
}
}
}