Package sim.util.distribution

Class AbstractDiscreteDistribution

java.lang.Object

sim.util.distribution.AbstractDistribution

sim.util.distribution.AbstractDiscreteDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Binomial, EmpiricalWalker, HyperGeometric, NegativeBinomial, Poisson, PoissonSlow, Zeta, Zipfian

public abstract class AbstractDiscreteDistribution
extends AbstractDistribution

Abstract base class for all discrete distributions.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class sim.util.distribution.AbstractDistribution

randomGenerator

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AbstractDiscreteDistribution()	Makes this class non instantiable, but still let's others inherit from it.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
double	nextDouble()	Returns a random number from the distribution; returns (double) nextInt().
abstract int	nextInt()	Returns a random number from the distribution.

Methods inherited from class sim.util.distribution.AbstractDistribution

apply, apply, getRandomGenerator, setRandomGenerator

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AbstractDiscreteDistribution

protected AbstractDiscreteDistribution()

Makes this class non instantiable, but still let's others inherit from it.

Method Details

nextDouble

public double nextDouble()

Returns a random number from the distribution; returns (double) nextInt().

Specified by:

nextDouble in class AbstractDistribution

nextInt

public abstract int nextInt()

Returns a random number from the distribution.

Overrides:

nextInt in class AbstractDistribution