Re: Math.random()

From:
maya <maya778899@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.help
Date:
Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:56:21 -0500
Message-ID:
<47d15795$2@news.x-privat.org>
Jeff Higgins wrote:

Daniel Pitts wrote:

maya wrote:

(I want to have option of displaying photos in a random order instead of
in order of img-names (1.jpg, 2.jpg, 3.jpg, etc..))


Try putting the photos into a List object, and then calling
Collections.shuffle() with that list object as the parameter.


A clear winner. :-))


ok, am trying to do this now.. acc to docs it's like a vector except
"synchronized" (not sure what this means..) only thing in Vector you add
elements thus:

   vPhotos.addElement(imgsList[i]);

but am having problems here:

    ArrayList photos = new ArrayList();

         File directory = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
         String[] textFileNames = directory.list(new FilenameFilter() {
             public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
        return name.endsWith(".jpg") || name.endsWith( ".JPG");
                     }
                 });

    for (int i=0; i < textFileNames.length+1; i++) {
            photos.add(i); // error here...
    }

how do I convert this "i" to an object (since this method takes only obj
as argument..)

and then how do I apply Collections.shuffle() to it??

    photos.Collections.shuffle() ?? I dont think so....;)

I really need this today, for some photos I'm putting together for a
friend overseas, sending with a friend who travels today....

thank you very much..

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