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

Posted by Stanley Musomari
Stanley Musomari
2,525 Points

new randomGenerator

Random randomGenerator; random. randomGenerator = new randomGenerator();

Hie guys where am i getting my code wrong here. Iam trying to initialize a new random generator

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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you are close. the syntax for declaring is Type varName; to initialize it is varName = new Type(); to do it in one line would be Type varName = new Type(); Random is your type and randomGenerator is your varName.

Stanley Musomari
Stanley Musomari
2,525 Points

This is my question

initialize a new Random variable called randomGenerator. Hint: Don't forget to use the new keyword.

This is my answer

Random randomGenerator = new Random();

i still cant get it correct