Context: I am building a random-number generating user interface where a user can enter values for the following:
- lowerLimit: the lower limit for each randomly generated number
- upperLimit: the upper limit for each randomly generated number
- maxPrecision: the maximum precision each randomly generated number
- Quantity: the maximum number of random number values to be generated
The question is: how can I ensure that at a given lowerLimit/upperLimit range and at a given precision, that the user does not request a greater quantity than is possible?
Example:
lowerLimit: 1 upperLimit: 1.01 maxPrecision: 3 Quantity: 50
At this precision level (3), there are 11 possible values between 1 and 1.01: 1.000, 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1.004, 1.005, 1.006, 1.007, 1.008, 1.009, 1.100, yet the user is asking for the top 50.
In one version of the function that returns only distinct values that match user criteria, I am using a dictionary object to store already-generated values and if the value already exists, try another random number until I have found X distinct random number values where X is the user-desired quantity. The problem is, my logic allows for a never-ending loop if the number of possible values is less than the user-entered quantity.
While I could probably employ logic to detect runaway condition, I thought it would be a nicer approach to somehow calculate the quantity of possible return values in advance to make sure it is possible. But that logic is eluding me. (Haven't tried anything because I can't think of how to do it).
private Random RandomSeed = new Random();
public double GetRandomDouble(double lowerBounds, double upperBounds, int maxPrecision)
{
//Return a randomly-generated double between lowerBounds and upperBounds
//with maximum precision of maxPrecision
double x = (RandomSeed.NextDouble() * ((upperBounds - lowerBounds))) + lowerBounds;
return Math.Round(x, maxPrecision);
}
public double[] GetRandomDoublesUnique(double lowerBounds, double upperBounds, int maxPrecision, int quantity)
{
//This method returns an array of doubles containing randomly-generated numbers
//between user-entered lowerBounds and upperBounds with a maximum precision of
//maxPrecision. The array size is capped at user-entered quantity.
//Create Dictionary to store number values already generated so we can ensure
//we don't have duplicates
Dictionary<double, int> myDoubles = new Dictionary<double, int>();
double[] returnValues = new double[quantity];
double nextValue;
for (int i = 0; i < quantity; i++)
{
nextValue = GetRandomDouble(lowerBounds, upperBounds, maxPrecision);
if (!myDoubles.ContainsKey(nextValue))
{
myDoubles.Add(nextValue, i);
returnValues[i] = nextValue;
}
else
{
i -= 1;
}
}
return returnValues;
}
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