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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Basic Android Programming Using the Random Class

Hannah Mishow
Hannah Mishow
1,136 Points
Posted by Hannah Mishow
Hannah Mishow
1,136 Points

Help! No Idea on Objects lesson Quiz- stuck! Building Basic Android Fun Facts App

"Create a new int variable named randomNumber. Use the randomGenerator variable and its nextInt() method to get a random number. Do not set a range."

What am I doing wrong?

RandomTest.java 
Random randomGenerator = Random();
int randomNumber = randomGenerator.nextInt();

2 Answers

Ratik Sharma
Ratik Sharma
32,885 Points
Ratik Sharma
Ratik Sharma
32,885 Points

Hey Hannah! You're going wrong with the object creation bit. Everything else seems fine!

// This is what you wrote
Random randomGenerator = Random();
// This is what is required
Random randomGenerator = new Random();

The new keyword is what Java uses to assign memory to objects!