Help! Need to randomly assign boxes

[newb101]

Hello All,

I am working on a project for school and I need to be able to randomly assign boxes within the canvas. This is the first programming class I have ever had, and I am so so so lost. The professor hinted at using RandomIntGenerator, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to use that to distribute the boxes randomly. Any help is VERY much appreciated. Thanks!

[hardwired]

import java.util.Random;

public class RandomBoxes {
    static Random seed = new Random();

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Inside your painting method...
        int componentWidth = 400;  // getWidth()
        int componentHeight = 300; // getHeight()
        int rectWidth = 75;
        int rectHeight = 50;
        int x = seed.nextInt(componentWidth - rectWidth);
        int y = seed.nextInt(componentHeight - rectHeight);
        System.out.printf("x = %d  y = %d  rectWidth = %d  rectHeight = %d%n",
                           x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight);
        //g.drawRect(x, y, rectWidth, rectHeight);
    }
}