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diff --git a/libjava/java/math/BigInteger.java b/libjava/java/math/BigInteger.java
index 6f919f7..34ec5a4 100644
--- a/libjava/java/math/BigInteger.java
+++ b/libjava/java/math/BigInteger.java
@@ -223,6 +223,23 @@ public class BigInteger extends Number implements Comparable
}
}
+ /**
+ * Return a BigInteger that is bitLength bits long with a
+ * probability < 2^-100 of being composite.
+ *
+ * @param bitLength length in bits of resulting number
+ * @param rnd random number generator to use
+ * @throws ArithmeticException if bitLength < 2
+ * @since 1.4
+ */
+ public static BigInteger probablePrime(int bitLength, Random rnd)
+ {
+ if (bitLength < 2)
+ throw new ArithmeticException();
+
+ return new BigInteger(bitLength, 100, rnd);
+ }
+
/** Return a (possibly-shared) BigInteger with a given long value. */
public static BigInteger valueOf(long val)
{