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// RandomNumberBounds2.java
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import java.util.*;

/**
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 * Used to provide an example of producing random numbers within a given range. 
 * The following code block will generate random numbers from 0 to 256. Also 
 * notice that the Math.random() method returns a double, but since we are
 * casting this to an int the number is being truncated.
 * 
 * @version 1.0
 * @author  Jeffrey M. Hunter  (jhunter@idevelopment.info)
 * @author  http://www.idevelopment.info
 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

public class RandomNumberBounds2 {


    private static int getRandom(int mod) {
        Random rand = new Random();
        return Math.abs(rand.nextInt()) % mod + 1;
    }


    private static void doRawRandomNumber2() {

        int rawRandomNumber;

        for (int i = 0; i < 500; i++) {
            rawRandomNumber = getRandom(256);
            System.out.println("Random number : " + rawRandomNumber);
        }

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


    /**
     * Sole entry point to the class and application.
     * @param args Array of String arguments.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        doRawRandomNumber2();
    }

}