Random

java.lang.Object
- net.sf.saxon.option.exslt.Random

```
public abstract class Random
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class implements extension functions in the http://exslt.org/random namespace.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Random()

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static DoubleValue`	`randomSequence()`	Returns a single random number X between 0 and 1.
`static SequenceIterator`	`randomSequence(int numberOfItems)`	Returns a sequence of random numbers between 0 and 1.
`static SequenceIterator`	`randomSequence(int numberOfItems, double seed)`	Returns a sequence of random numbers between 0 and 1.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Random
```
public Random()
```
- Method Detail
  - randomSequence
```
public static SequenceIterator randomSequence(int numberOfItems,
                                              double seed)
                                       throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Returns a sequence of random numbers between 0 and 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    numberOfItems - number of random items in the sequence.
    
    seed - the initial seed.
    
    Returns:
    
    sequence of random numbers as an iterator.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - numberOfItems is not positive.
  - randomSequence
```
public static SequenceIterator randomSequence(int numberOfItems)
                                       throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
```
    Returns a sequence of random numbers between 0 and 1.
    
    Parameters:
    
    numberOfItems - number of random items in the sequence.
    
    Returns:
    
    sequence of random numbers.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - numberOfItems is not positive.
  - randomSequence
```
public static DoubleValue randomSequence()
                                  throws XPathException
```
    Returns a single random number X between 0 and 1.
    
    Returns:
    
    sequence random number.
    
    Throws:
    
    XPathException