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+//
+// $Id: RandomUtil.java,v 1.1 2001/10/23 02:01:29 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.media.util;
+
+import java.util.Random;
+
+/**
+ * Provides miscellaneous utility routines to simplify obtaining
+ * useful random number values and to centralize seeding and proper
+ * care and feeding of the pseudo-random number generator.
+ */
+public class RandomUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed <code>int</code>
+     * value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value
+     * (exclusive).
+     *
+     * @param high the high value limiting the random number sought.
+     */
+    public static int getInt (int high)
+    {
+	return _rnd.nextInt(high);
+    }
+
+    /** The random object from which we choose random numbers. */
+    public static Random _rnd = new Random();
+}