How to make object move 3 steps ahead randomly in any direction (JAVA)

Question

The following code allows for a "bird" to move one step on GUI in any random direction. How do you make the bird move 3 steps ahead at once randomly in any direction?

double r = Math.random();

if (r < 0.25)

return NORTH;

else if (r < 0.5)

return SOUTH;

else if (r < 0.75)

return EAST;

else

return WEST;

}

Thank you for help in advance.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Since x=0 is left is west and y=0 is top is north, based on the random direction, x or y is modified by 3 within the limits of the gui (x = 0 -> width-1, y = 0 -> height-1): north is y - 3, south is y + 3, east is x + 3, west is x - 3.