AbstractDiscreteDistribution

java.lang.Object
- cern.colt.PersistentObject
- - cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution
  - - cern.jet.random.AbstractDiscreteDistribution

All Implemented Interfaces:

DoubleFunction, IntFunction, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Binomial, EmpiricalWalker, HyperGeometric, NegativeBinomial, Poisson, PoissonSlow, Zeta
```
public abstract class AbstractDiscreteDistribution
extends AbstractDistribution
```
Abstract base class for all discrete distributions.

Version:

1.0, 09/24/99

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution
  randomGenerator
- Fields inherited from class cern.colt.PersistentObject
  serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

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

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
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 cern.jet.random.AbstractDistribution
apply, apply, clone, getRandomGenerator, makeDefaultGenerator, setRandomGenerator

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

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractDiscreteDistribution
```
protected AbstractDiscreteDistribution()
```
    Makes this class non instantiable, but still let's others inherit from it.
- Method Detail
  - 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