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Class template xor_combine_engine

boost::random::xor_combine_engine

Synopsis

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

template<typename URNG1, int s1, typename URNG2, int s2> 
class xor_combine_engine {
public:
  // types
  typedef URNG1                   base1_type; 
  typedef URNG2                   base2_type; 
  typedef base1_type::result_type result_type;

  // construct/copy/destruct
  xor_combine_engine();
  xor_combine_engine(const base1_type &, const base2_type &);
  explicit xor_combine_engine(result_type);
  template<typename SeedSeq> explicit xor_combine_engine(SeedSeq &);
  template<typename It> xor_combine_engine(It &, It);

  // public member functions
  void seed();
  void seed(result_type);
  template<typename SeedSeq> void seed(SeedSeq &);
  template<typename It> void seed(It &, It);
  const base1_type & base1() const;
  const base2_type & base2() const;
  result_type operator()();
  template<typename Iter> void generate(Iter, Iter);
  void discard(boost::uintmax_t);

  // public static functions
  static result_type min();
  static result_type max();

  // friend functions
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator<<(std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > &, 
               const xor_combine_engine &);
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > &, 
               const xor_combine_engine &);
  friend bool operator==(const xor_combine_engine &, 
                         const xor_combine_engine &);
  friend bool operator!=(const xor_combine_engine &, 
                         const xor_combine_engine &);

  // public data members
  static const bool has_fixed_range;
  static const int shift1;
  static const int shift2;
};

Description

Instantiations of xor_combine_engine model a pseudo-random number generator . To produce its output it invokes each of the base generators, shifts their results and xors them together.

xor_combine_engine public construct/copy/destruct

  1. xor_combine_engine();

    Constructors a xor_combine_engine by default constructing both base generators.

  2. xor_combine_engine(const base1_type & rng1, const base2_type & rng2);

    Constructs a xor_combine by copying two base generators.

  3. explicit xor_combine_engine(result_type v);

    Constructs a xor_combine_engine, seeding both base generators with v.

    [Warning] Warning

    The exact algorithm used by this function may change in the future.

  4. template<typename SeedSeq> explicit xor_combine_engine(SeedSeq & seq);

    Constructs a xor_combine_engine, seeding both base generators with values produced by seq.

  5. template<typename It> xor_combine_engine(It & first, It last);

    Constructs a xor_combine_engine, seeding both base generators with values from the iterator range [first, last) and changes first to point to the element after the last one used. If there are not enough elements in the range to seed both generators, throws std::invalid_argument.

xor_combine_engine public member functions

  1. void seed();

    Calls seed() for both base generators.

  2. void seed(result_type v);

    seeds both base generators with v.

  3. template<typename SeedSeq> void seed(SeedSeq & seq);

    seeds both base generators with values produced by seq.

  4. template<typename It> void seed(It & first, It last);

    seeds both base generators with values from the iterator range [first, last) and changes first to point to the element after the last one used. If there are not enough elements in the range to seed both generators, throws std::invalid_argument.

  5. const base1_type & base1() const;

    Returns the first base generator.

  6. const base2_type & base2() const;

    Returns the second base generator.

  7. result_type operator()();

    Returns the next value of the generator.

  8. template<typename Iter> void generate(Iter first, Iter last);

    Fills a range with random values

  9. void discard(boost::uintmax_t z);

    Advances the state of the generator by z.

xor_combine_engine public static functions

  1. static result_type min();

    Returns the smallest value that the generator can produce.

  2. static result_type max();

    Returns the largest value that the generator can produce.

xor_combine_engine friend functions

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

    Writes the textual representation of the generator to a std::ostream.

  2. template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
      friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
      operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & is, 
                 const xor_combine_engine & s);

    Reads the textual representation of the generator from a std::istream.

  3. friend bool operator==(const xor_combine_engine & x, 
                           const xor_combine_engine & y);

    Returns true if the two generators will produce identical sequences.

  4. friend bool operator!=(const xor_combine_engine & lhs, 
                           const xor_combine_engine & rhs);

    Returns true if the two generators will produce different sequences.


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