CS 111A Lecture Notes - Random Number Generation - Section 4.9

• To generate a random number, use the Math.random() function. It returns a number between 0 and 1 (greater than or equal to 0, but less than 1). You can multiply that result times any number to get a random number between 0 and your multiplier. For example, the following line will make id store a random integer between 0 and max-1 (inclusive):
     int id = (int)(max * Math.random());
• In-class exercise: Write a program to generate a random integer between 5 and 10 (inclusive) and show it on the screen.
• RandomSimpleExercise.java: solution to above in-class exercise.