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The Boost Random Number + Library (Boost.Random for short) provides a variety of <a class="link" href="boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.generators" title="Generators">generators</a> + and <a class="link" href="boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.distributions" title="Distributions">distributions</a> + to produce random numbers having useful properties, such as uniform distribution. + </p> +<p> + You should read the <a class="link" href="boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.concepts" title="Concepts">concepts + documentation</a> for an introduction and the definition of the basic concepts. + For a quick start, it may be sufficient to have a look at <a href="../../libs/random/example/random_demo.cpp" target="_top">random_demo.cpp</a>. + </p> +<p> + For a very quick start, here's an example: + </p> +<pre class="programlisting"><code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/random/mt19937.html" title="Type definition mt19937">boost::random::mt19937</a></code> <span class="identifier">rng</span><span class="special">;</span> <span class="comment">// produces randomness out of thin air</span> + <span class="comment">// see pseudo-random number generators</span> +<code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="boost/random/uniform_int_distribution.html" title="Class template uniform_int_distribution">boost::random::uniform_int_distribution</a></code><> <span class="identifier">six</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">1</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="number">6</span><span class="special">);</span> + <span class="comment">// distribution that maps to 1..6</span> + <span class="comment">// see random number distributions</span> +<span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">six</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">rng</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="comment">// simulate rolling a die</span> +</pre> +</div> +</div> +<table xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" width="100%"><tr> +<td align="left"><p><small>Last revised: February 20, 2012 at 20:51:25 GMT</small></p></td> +<td align="right"><div class="copyright-footer"></div></td> +</tr></table> +<hr> +<div class="spirit-nav"> +<a accesskey="p" href="proto/appendices.html"><img src="../../doc/src/images/prev.png" alt="Prev"></a><a accesskey="u" href="libraries.html"><img src="../../doc/src/images/up.png" alt="Up"></a><a accesskey="h" href="index.html"><img src="../../doc/src/images/home.png" alt="Home"></a><a accesskey="n" href="boost_random/tutorial.html"><img src="../../doc/src/images/next.png" alt="Next"></a> +</div> +</body> +</html> |