// Generate n components of random sizes
public static JComponent[] generateRandomComponents(int n) {
Random r = new Random(0);
JComponent[] c = new JComponent[n];
int m = n;
while (m > 0) {
int i = r.nextInt(n);
if (c[i] == null) {
c[i] = new JLabel("Component " + i, null, SwingConstants.CENTER);
int w = 5 * (2 + r.nextInt(20));
int h = 5 * (2 + r.nextInt(20));
c[i].setPreferredSize(new Dimension(w, h));
c[i].setBorder(new EtchedBorder());
m--;
}
}
return c;
}
public void nudge(int i) {
x[i] += (double) rand.nextInt(1000) / 8756;
y[i] += (double) rand.nextInt(1000) / 5432;
int tmpScale = (int) (Math.abs(Math.sin(x[i])) * 10);
scale[i] = (double) tmpScale / 10;
int nudgeX = (int) (((double) getWidth() / 2) * .8);
int nudgeY = (int) (((double) getHeight() / 2) * .60);
xh[i] = (int) (Math.sin(x[i]) * nudgeX) + nudgeX;
yh[i] = (int) (Math.sin(y[i]) * nudgeY) + nudgeY;
}
private static String generatePassword() {
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) sb.append((char) (random.nextInt(26) + 'a'));
return new String(sb);
}