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Android Build a Simple Android App with Java Basic Android Programming Generating a Random Number

Lovejoy Mushunje
Lovejoy Mushunje
8,061 Points
Posted by Lovejoy Mushunje
Lovejoy Mushunje
8,061 Points

Cannot resolve nextInt()

When i type the following: int randomNumber = new randomGenerator.nextInt(3);

Android studio gives a cannot resolve symbol for nextInt(3). I cannot figure out why it is so.

Lovejoy Mushunje
Lovejoy Mushunje
8,061 Points
Lovejoy Mushunje
Lovejoy Mushunje
8,061 Points

Figured it out I was not supposed to use the keyword new

1 Answer

Alec Meyer
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Alec Meyer
Courses Plus Student 730 Points
Alec Meyer
Alec Meyer
Courses Plus Student 730 Points

You are using randomGenerator instead of Random.

The code should be as follows. Note the use of Random() instead of randomGenerator()

int randomNumber = new Random().nextInt(3);