Java: Equivalent of Python's range(int, int)?

Question

Does Java have an equivalent to Python's range(int, int) method?

Answer 1

public int[] range(int start, int length) {
    int[] range = new int[length - start + 1];
    for (int i = start; i <= length; i++) {
        range[i - start] = i;
    }
    return range;
}

(Long answer just to say "No")

Answer 2

Nothing built-in, but Googling reveals ways to add it. Here are a couple (a serious bug is noted in the first one, however): http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/3792

Answer 3

public int[] range(int start, int stop)
{
   int[] result = new int[stop-start];

   for(int i=0;i<stop-start;i++)
      result[i] = start+i;

   return result;
}

Forgive any syntax or style errors; I normally program in C#.

Answer 4

If you mean to use it like you would in a Python loop, Java loops nicely with the for statement, which renders this structure unnecessary for that purpose.