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Class template cauchy_distribution

boost::cauchy_distribution

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/random/cauchy_distribution.hpp>

template<typename RealType = double> 
class cauchy_distribution {
public:
  // types
  typedef RealType input_type; 
  typedef RealType result_type;

  // construct/copy/destruct
  cauchy_distribution(result_type = result_type(0), 
                      result_type = result_type(1));

  // public member functions
  result_type median() const;
  result_type sigma() const;
  void reset() ;
  template<typename Engine> result_type operator()(Engine &) ;

  // friend functions
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator<<(std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > &, 
               const cauchy_distribution &) ;
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > &, cauchy_distribution &) ;
};

Description

The cauchy distribution is a continuous distribution with two parameters, sigma and median.

It has

cauchy_distribution public construct/copy/destruct

  1. cauchy_distribution(result_type median_arg = result_type(0), 
                        result_type sigma_arg = result_type(1));

    Constructs a cauchy_distribution with the paramters median and sigma.

cauchy_distribution public member functions

  1. result_type median() const;

    Returns: the "median" parameter of the distribution

  2. result_type sigma() const;

    Returns: the "sigma" parameter of the distribution

  3. void reset() ;

    Effects: Subsequent uses of the distribution do not depend on values produced by any engine prior to invoking reset.

  4. template<typename Engine> result_type operator()(Engine & eng) ;

    Returns: A random variate distributed according to the cauchy distribution.

cauchy_distribution friend functions

  1. template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
      friend std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & 
      operator<<(std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & os, 
                 const cauchy_distribution & cd) ;

    Writes the parameters of the distribution to a std::ostream.

  2. template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
      friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
      operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & is, 
                 cauchy_distribution & cd) ;

    Reads the parameters of the distribution from a std::istream.


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