JavaAlgorithms/Others/LinearCongruentialGenerator.java

package Others;

/***
 * A pseudorandom number generator.
 *
 * @author Tobias Carryer
 * @date October 10, 2017
 */
public class LinearCongruentialGenerator {

  private double a, c, m, previousValue;

  /***
   * These parameters are saved and used when nextNumber() is called.
   * The current timestamp in milliseconds is used as the seed.
   *
   * @param multiplier
   * @param increment
   * @param modulo The maximum number that can be generated (exclusive). A common value is 2^32.
   */
  public LinearCongruentialGenerator(double multiplier, double increment, double modulo) {
    this(System.currentTimeMillis(), multiplier, increment, modulo);
  }

  /***
   * These parameters are saved and used when nextNumber() is called.
   *
   * @param seed
   * @param multiplier
   * @param increment
   * @param modulo The maximum number that can be generated (exclusive). A common value is 2^32.
   */
  public LinearCongruentialGenerator(
      double seed, double multiplier, double increment, double modulo) {
    this.previousValue = seed;
    this.a = multiplier;
    this.c = increment;
    this.m = modulo;
  }

  /**
   * The smallest number that can be generated is zero. The largest number that can be generated is
   * modulo-1. modulo is set in the constructor.
   *
   * @return a pseudorandom number.
   */
  public double nextNumber() {
    previousValue = (a * previousValue + c) % m;
    return previousValue;
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Show the LCG in action.
    // Decisive proof that the LCG works could be made by adding each number
    // generated to a Set while checking for duplicates.
    LinearCongruentialGenerator lcg =
        new LinearCongruentialGenerator(1664525, 1013904223, Math.pow(2.0, 32.0));
    for (int i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
      System.out.println(lcg.nextNumber());
    }
  }
}