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RandomNumberGeneratorInterface Class Reference

Abstract interface for random number generators. More...

#include <Random.h>

Inheritance diagram for RandomNumberGeneratorInterface:

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef Ref< _State >	State
typedef unsigned long int	SeedType
Public Methods
virtual double	unit ()=0
	Get a random number in the range [0,1).
virtual double	uniform (double lower, double upper)=0
	Get a random number in the range [lower,upper).
virtual long	uniformInt (long lower, long upper)=0
	Get a random integer in the range [lower,upper).
virtual long	uniformInt (long upper)=0
	Equivalent to uniformInt(0, upper).
virtual unsigned long	uniformUInt (unsigned long lower, unsigned long upper)=0
	Get a random (unsigned) integer in the range [lower,upper).
virtual unsigned long	uniformUInt (unsigned long upper)=0
	Equivalent to uniformUInt(0, upper).
virtual void	setSeed (SeedType seed)=0
	Set the generator seed.
virtual State	getState () const=0
	Get the generator state.
virtual void	setState (State const &state)=0
	Set the generator state.
virtual std::string	getName () const=0
	Get the name of the generator.

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Detailed Description

Abstract interface for random number generators.

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef unsigned long int RandomInterface::SeedType [inherited]

typedef Ref<_State> RandomInterface::State [inherited]

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Member Function Documentation

virtual std::string RandomInterface::getName (    )  [pure virtual, inherited]

Get the name of the generator. Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, RandomDistribution< RD >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual State RandomInterface::getState (    )  [pure virtual, inherited]

Get the generator state. Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, RandomDistribution< RD >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual void RandomInterface::setSeed (  SeedType    seed )  [pure virtual, inherited]

Set the generator seed. Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual void RandomInterface::setState (  State const &    state )  [pure virtual, inherited]

Set the generator state. Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual double RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::uniform (  double    lower, double    upper )  [pure virtual]

Get a random number in the range [lower,upper). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual long RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::uniformInt (  long    upper )  [pure virtual]

Equivalent to uniformInt(0, upper). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual long RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::uniformInt (  long    lower, long    upper )  [pure virtual]

Get a random integer in the range [lower,upper). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual unsigned long RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::uniformUInt (  unsigned long    upper )  [pure virtual]

Equivalent to uniformUInt(0, upper). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual unsigned long RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::uniformUInt (  unsigned long    lower, unsigned long    upper )  [pure virtual]

Get a random (unsigned) integer in the range [lower,upper). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

virtual double RandomNumberGeneratorInterface::unit (    )  [pure virtual]

Get a random number in the range [0,1). Implemented in RandomNumberGenerator< RNG >, and RandomNumberGenerator< rng::Taus2 >.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• Random.h

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