Java: random integer with non-uniform distribution

Question

How can I create a random integer n in Java, between 1 and k with a "linear descending distribution", i.e. 1 is

Answer 1

Something like this....

class DiscreteDistribution
{
    // cumulative distribution
    final private double[] cdf;
    final private int k;

    public DiscreteDistribution(Function pdf, int k)
    {
        this.k = k;
        this.cdf = new double[k];
        double S = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < k; ++i)
        {
            double p = pdf.apply(i+1);         
            S += p;
            this.cdf[i] = S;
        }
        for (int i = 0; i < k; ++i)
        {
            this.cdf[i] /= S;
        }
    }
    /**
     * transform a cumulative distribution between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive)
     * to an integer between 1 and k.
     */
    public int transform(double q)
    {
        // exercise for the reader:
        // binary search on cdf for the lowest index i where q < cdf[i]
        // return this number + 1 (to get into a 1-based index.
        // If q >= 1, return k.
    }
}