Package net.datafaker.providers.base

Class Options

java.lang.Object

net.datafaker.providers.base.AbstractProvider<BaseProviders>

net.datafaker.providers.base.Options

public class Options
extends AbstractProvider<BaseProviders>

Since:

0.8.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.datafaker.providers.base.AbstractProvider

faker

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	Options(BaseProviders faker)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
<E> E	nextElement(E[] array)	Returns a random element from an array.
<E> E	nextElement(List<E> list)	Returns a random element from a list.
final boolean	option(boolean[] options)
final byte	option(byte[] options)
final char	option(char[] options)
final double	option(double[] options)
final float	option(float[] options)
final int	option(int[] options)
final long	option(long[] options)
final short	option(short[] options)
final <E> E	option(E... options)	Returns a random element from an varargs.
<E extends Enum<E>> E	option(Class<E> enumeration)	Returns a random element from Enum.
String	option(String... options)	Returns a random String element from an varargs.
final <E> Set<E>	subset(int size, E... options)	Returns a random unique subset of elements from an varargs.
final Set<String>	subset(int size, String... options)	Returns a random unique subset of elements from an varargs.

Methods inherited from class net.datafaker.providers.base.AbstractProvider

equals, getFaker, hashCode, loadGenerators, resolve, resolve, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Options

protected Options(BaseProviders faker)

Method Details

option

@SafeVarargs
public final <E> E option(E... options)

Returns a random element from an varargs.

Type Parameters:

E - The type of the elements in the varargs.

Parameters:

options - The varargs to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected element from the varargs.

option

public final char option(char[] options)

option

public final int option(int[] options)

option

public final long option(long[] options)

option

public final float option(float[] options)

option

public final double option(double[] options)

option

public final short option(short[] options)

option

public final boolean option(boolean[] options)

option

public final byte option(byte[] options)

subset

public final <E> Set<E> subset(int size,
 E... options)

Returns a random unique subset of elements from an varargs.

Type Parameters:

E - The type of the elements in the varargs.

Parameters:

size - The size of subset to return.

options - The varargs to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected unique subset from the varargs. If size is negative then IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. If size is zero then an empty subset will be returned. If size is larger than a unique set from options then all options will be returned.

option

public String option(String... options)

Returns a random String element from an varargs.

Parameters:

options - The varargs to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected element from the varargs.

subset

public final Set<String> subset(int size,
 String... options)

Returns a random unique subset of elements from an varargs.

Parameters:

size - The size of subset to return.

options - The varargs to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected unique subset from the varargs. If size is negative then IllegalArgumentException will be thrown. If size is zero then an empty subset will be returned. If size is larger than a unique set from options then all options will be returned.

option

public <E extends Enum<E>> E option(Class<E> enumeration)

Returns a random element from Enum.

Parameters:

enumeration - The Enum to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected element from the enum.

nextElement

public <E> E nextElement(E[] array)

Returns a random element from an array.

Type Parameters:

E - The type of the elements in the array.

Parameters:

array - The array to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected element from the array.

nextElement

public <E> E nextElement(List<E> list)

Returns a random element from a list.

Type Parameters:

E - The type of the elements in the list.

Parameters:

list - The list to take a random element from.

Returns:

A randomly selected element from the list.