src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/random/JDKRandomGenerator.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.random;

import java.util.Random;

/**
 * Extension of <code>java.util.Random</code> to implement
 * {@link RandomGenerator}.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $
 */
public class JDKRandomGenerator extends Random implements RandomGenerator {

    /** Serializable version identifier. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -7745277476784028798L;

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public void setSeed(int seed) {
        setSeed((long) seed);
    }

    /** {@inheritDoc} */
    public void setSeed(int[] seed) {
        // the following number is the largest prime that fits in 32 bits (it is 2^32 - 5)
        final long prime = 4294967291l;

        long combined = 0l;
        for (int s : seed) {
            combined = combined * prime + s;
        }
        setSeed(combined);
    }

}