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// package com.sun.j2me.blueprints.jbricks;

import java.util.Random;

/**
 * This class defines a method for getting a pseudo-random
 * number between a lower and an upper bound. The algorithm
 * uses division and may affect the randomness of the returned
 * number negatively.
 */
public class Util {
    private static Random rnd;
    static {
        rnd = new Random();
    } 

    public static int getRandomInt(int low, int high) {
        if (low == high) {
            return low;
        } 

        return low + Math.abs(rnd.nextInt()) % (high - low);
    } 

}