Java : How to generate a random number between two given numbers

How to find a Random Number Between two given Numbers

Suppose we want to generate a number between two given numbers X and Y then we can use the following two approaches.

Approach 1

• Generate a random number between 0 to (Y - X ) just add this to X. i.e X+N

For, example if we have to calculate a random number between 100 and 150,

then in that case X = 100 , Y = 150,
Then we calculate a number between 0 to (150-100)  i.e  0 to 50. Thus, we just need to add this to 100 to get a number in range of 100 to 150.

Approach 2

1. Generate a number N using the Math.random() method such that ( N < X< Y )
2. If N <= Y - X then result is X+N
3. else, we add the difference of N from the difference of X and Y i.e X + ( N - ( Y - X ))

For, example if we have to calculate a random number between 100 and 150,

then in that case X = 100 , Y = 150,

• Case 1 : N = 24 ( less than Y- X)
  In this case result will be X + N that is 24 + 100 = 124
• Case 2 : N = 88 ( greater than Y-X )
  In this case result will be X + ( N - (Y - X)) that is 100 + (88 - (100 - 50)) = 138

package com.ekiras.demo;

public class Rand {

 public static void main(String args[]){
  System.out.println(sol1(100,150));
  System.out.println(sol2(100,150));
 }
 
 public static int sol1(int start, int end){
  int num = rand(end-start);
  return num+start;
 }
 
 public static int sol2(int start,int end){
  int num = rand(start);
  if(num<=end-start)
   return num+start;
  else{
   return start+num-(end-start);
  }
 }
 
 public static int rand(int n){
  return ((int)(Math.random()*n));
 }
 
 
}

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