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Generate a random number

Generate a random number

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 ⁃ Difficulty: Easy

Objective

Create a Java program that prompts the user for 2 integers and displays a random number on the screen between those values.

Input

1
3

Output

Solution

RandomNumber.java

import java.io.*;
import java.util.Random;

public class RandomNumber 
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException   
    {
        BufferedReader obj = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));   
        
        int n1 = Integer.parseInt(obj.readLine());
        int n2 = Integer.parseInt(obj.readLine());
        
        Random rnd = new Random();
        int number = rnd.nextInt(n1, n2 + 1);
        
        System.out.println(number);
    }
}

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