Is there functionality to generate a random character in Java?

Question

Does Java have any functionality to generate random characters or strings? Or must one simply pick a random integer and convert that integer\'s ascii code to a character?

Answer 1

private static char rndChar () {
    int rnd = (int) (Math.random() * 52); // or use Random or whatever
    char base = (rnd < 26) ? 'A' : 'a';
    return (char) (base + rnd % 26);

}

Generates values in the ranges a-z, A-Z.