Java Algorithms How to - Create random name generator

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Question

We would like to know how to create random name generator.

Answer

import java.util.Random;
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public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    Random rnd = new Random();
    String firstname = "James";
    String lastname = "Bond";

    String result;

    result = Character.toString(firstname.charAt(0)); // First char
    if (lastname.length() > 5)
      result += lastname.substring(0, 5);
    else
      result += lastname;
    result += Integer.toString(rnd.nextInt(99));
    System.out.println(result);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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