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Does anyone know how to create a menu item that when selected will make the DVD play chapters in a random order? I've seem a DVD that does this but I don't know how they did it and I'd like to put something like that into my own productions.
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import java.util.Arrays;
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pick entered: 46
pick entered: 25
pick entered: 30
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pick entered: 39
pick entered: 9
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pick entered: 46
Entry 3: 49     39     9     6     46     46
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Hello,
I'm having trouble locating an explained example for
selecting a set of random numbers without duplicates.
Specifically, I'm working on this example from Ivor
Horton's Beginning Java, chapter 3.
3. A lottery program requires that you select six
different numbers from the integers 1-49. Write a
program to do this for you and generate five sets of
entries.
This is not homework, I'm just trying to teach myself
Java to eventually work my way up to servlets and
JSPs.
This is what I have so far. I tried to use array
sorting but it didn't work (the first three numbers in
my entries was always 0), so I commented out that
part. I've included sample output after the code. I
don't necessarily need the exact code although that
would be nice; I just need at least an explanation of
how to go about making sure that if a number has been
picked for an entry, not to pick it again.
Thanks for any help,
javahombre
package model;
import java.util.Random;
import java.lang.Math.*;
import java.util.Arrays;
public class Lottery {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Lottery example.
// We need the following data:
// - An integer to store the lottery number range (in
this case 59).
// - A mechanism to choose a number randomly from the
range.
// - An array to store the entries (6 different
numbers per entry).
// - A loop to generate 5 sets of entries.
int numberRange = 59;
int currentPick = 0;
int[] entry = new int[6]; // For storing entries.
//int slot = -1; // For searching entry
array.
Random rn = new Random();
for (int n = 0; n < 5; n++)
// Generate entry.
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
currentPick = 1 + Math.abs(rn.nextInt()) %
numberRange;
//Arrays.sort(entry);
//slot = Arrays.binarySearch(entry, currentPick);
//System.out.println("i: " + i + "\t| slot: " + slot +
"\t| pick: " + currentPick + "\t| compare: " + (slot <
0));
// Add the current pick if it is not already in the
entry.
//if (slot < 0)
entry[ i ] = currentPick;
System.out.println("pick entered: " + currentPick);
// Output entry.
System.out.print("Entry " + (n + 1) + ": ");
for (int j = 0; j < 6; j++)
System.out.print(entry[j] + "\t");
System.out.println("");
// Set the array contents back to 0 for next entry.
Arrays.fill(entry,0);
Sample output (notice duplicates, as in Entry 3):
pick entered: 11
pick entered: 29
pick entered: 33
pick entered: 8
pick entered: 14
pick entered: 54
Entry 1: 11     29     33     8     14     54
pick entered: 51
pick entered: 46
pick entered: 25
pick entered: 30
pick entered: 44
pick entered: 22
Entry 2: 51     46     25     30     44     22
pick entered: 49
pick entered: 39
pick entered: 9
pick entered: 6
pick entered: 46
pick entered: 46
Entry 3: 49     39     9     6     46     46
pick entered: 23
pick entered: 26
pick entered: 2
pick entered: 21
pick entered: 51
pick entered: 32
Entry 4: 23     26     2     21     51     32
pick entered: 27
pick entered: 48
pick entered: 19
pick entered: 10
pick entered: 8
pick entered: 18
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