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// RandomCharacters.java
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/**
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 * Used to provide an example of producing random characters by using the random
 * method from the Math class.
 * 
 * @version 1.0
 * @author  Jeffrey M. Hunter  (jhunter@idevelopment.info)
 * @author  http://www.idevelopment.info
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 */

public class RandomCharacters {

    private static void doRandomCharacters() {

        double randomNumber;
        double randomNumberSetup;
        char randomCharacter;

        System.out.println("----------------------------------------------------------------------");

        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            randomNumber = Math.random();
            randomNumberSetup = (randomNumber * 26 + 'a');
            randomCharacter = (char) randomNumberSetup;
            System.out.print(randomCharacter + ": ");
            switch(randomCharacter) {
                case 'a':
                case 'e':
                case 'i':
                case 'o':
                case 'u': System.out.print("vowel");
                    break;
                case 'y':
                case 'w': System.out.print("sometimes a vowel");
                    break;
                default:  System.out.print("consonant");
            }
            System.out.println(" - Random number was (" + randomNumber + ")");
        }

        System.out.println("----------------------------------------------------------------------");
        System.out.println("\n");
    }


    /**
     * Sole entry point to the class and application.
     * @param args Array of String arguments.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        doRandomCharacters();
    }

}