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Class rand48

boost::random::rand48

Synopsis

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


class rand48 {
public:
  // types
  typedef boost::uint32_t result_type;

  // construct/copy/destruct
  rand48();
  explicit rand48(result_type);
  template<typename SeedSeq> explicit rand48(SeedSeq &);
  template<typename It> rand48(It &, It);

  // public static functions
  static constexpr uint32_t min();
  static constexpr uint32_t max();

  // public member functions
  void seed();
  void seed(result_type);
  template<typename It> void seed(It &, It);
  template<typename SeedSeq> void seed(SeedSeq &);
  uint32_t operator()();
  void discard(boost::uintmax_t);
  template<typename Iter> void generate(Iter, Iter);

  // friend functions
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator<<(std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > &, const rand48 &);
  template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
    friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
    operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > &, rand48 &);
  friend bool operator==(const rand48 &, const rand48 &);
  friend bool operator!=(const rand48 &, const rand48 &);

  // public data members
  static const bool has_fixed_range;
};

Description

Class rand48 models a pseudo-random number generator . It uses the linear congruential algorithm with the parameters a = 0x5DEECE66D, c = 0xB, m = 2**48. It delivers identical results to the lrand48() function available on some systems (assuming lcong48 has not been called).

It is only available on systems where uint64_t is provided as an integral type, so that for example static in-class constants and/or enum definitions with large uint64_t numbers work.

rand48 public construct/copy/destruct

  1. rand48();

    Seeds the generator with the default seed.

  2. explicit rand48(result_type x0);

    Constructs a rand48 generator with x(0) := (x0 << 16) | 0x330e.

  3. template<typename SeedSeq> explicit rand48(SeedSeq & seq);

    Seeds the generator with values produced by seq.generate().

  4. template<typename It> rand48(It & first, It last);

    Seeds the generator using values from an iterator range, and updates first to point one past the last value consumed.

rand48 public static functions

  1. static constexpr uint32_t min();

    Returns the smallest value that the generator can produce

  2. static constexpr uint32_t max();

    Returns the largest value that the generator can produce

rand48 public member functions

  1. void seed();

    Seeds the generator with the default seed.

  2. void seed(result_type x0);

    Changes the current value x(n) of the generator to (x0 << 16) | 0x330e.

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

    Seeds the generator using values from an iterator range, and updates first to point one past the last value consumed.

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

    Seeds the generator with values produced by seq.generate().

  5. uint32_t operator()();

    Returns the next value of the generator.

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

    Advances the state of the generator by z.

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

    Fills a range with random values

rand48 friend functions

  1. template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
      friend std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & 
      operator<<(std::basic_ostream< CharT, Traits > & os, const rand48 & r);

    Writes a rand48 to a std::ostream.

  2. template<typename CharT, typename Traits> 
      friend std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & 
      operator>>(std::basic_istream< CharT, Traits > & is, rand48 & r);

    Reads a rand48 from a std::istream.

  3. friend bool operator==(const rand48 & x, const rand48 & y);

    Returns true if the two generators will produce identical sequences of values.

  4. friend bool operator!=(const rand48 & x, const rand48 & y);

    Returns true if the two generators will produce different sequences of values.


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