RandomnessHandler (Atlassian Confluence 8.5.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.atlassian.confluence.RandomnessHandler

```
@Deprecated
public class RandomnessHandler
extends Object
```
Deprecated.
since 5.8. Please use confluence-test-utils module instead. See {com.atlassian.confluence.test.utils.RandomnessHandler} alternative

Handles the control of pseudorandomness in tests. We want to be able to reproduce the same "random" behaviour when required. We also want to be able to remove randomness completely at times.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`RandomnessHandler(String seed, String isRandom)`	Deprecated. Constructor, which for convenience takes the arguments as strings to be converted, rather than the appropriate primitives.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`isRandom()`	Deprecated.
`boolean`	`nextBoolean()`	Deprecated.
`int`	`nextInt(int limit)`	Deprecated.
`String`	`toString()`	Deprecated. Debugging information important so that we know what the tests were doing.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RandomnessHandler
```
public RandomnessHandler(String seed,
                         String isRandom)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Constructor, which for convenience takes the arguments as strings to be converted, rather than the appropriate primitives.
    
    Parameters:
    
    seed - The seed with which to initialise randomness. Can be null, in which case a seed will be created based on current time.
    
    isRandom - if not null and not true then the handler produced will be entirely non-random.
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Debugging information important so that we know what the tests were doing.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - nextBoolean
```
public boolean nextBoolean()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns:
    
    returns true when randomness is switched off or a random boolean.
  - nextInt
```
public int nextInt(int limit)
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Returns:
    
    returns 0 when randomness is switched off or a random int less than limit.
    
    See Also:
    
    Random.nextInt(int)
  - isRandom
```
public boolean isRandom()
```
    Deprecated.