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Android Build a Simple Android App Basic Android Programming Using the Random Class

Ben Rodwell
Ben Rodwell
487 Points
Posted by Ben Rodwell
Ben Rodwell
487 Points

help

hi can somebody help me I dont know what im doing wrong.

RandomTest.java 
String fact = "";
                // Randomly select a fact
                Random randomGenerator = new Random();
                int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt(facts.length);
                fact = fact(randomNumber);

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Here you go:

Random randomGenerator = new Random();  //create Random object named randomGenerator
int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt(10);  //get a random number between 0 and 9
String intAsString = "" + randomNumber;  //concatenate random number with empty String to turn it into a String