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@@ -33,31 +33,31 @@
<div xmlns:rev="http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~gregod/boost/tools/doc/revision" class="refsynopsisdiv"><pre class="synopsis"><span class="comment">// In header: &lt;<a class="link" href="../../boost_random/reference.html#header.boost.random.random_device_hpp" title="Header &lt;boost/random/random_device.hpp&gt;">boost/random/random_device.hpp</a>&gt;
</span>
-<span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> <span class="special">{</span>
+<span class="keyword">class</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> <span class="special">:</span> <span class="keyword">private</span> <span class="identifier">noncopyable</span> <span class="special">{</span>
<span class="keyword">public</span><span class="special">:</span>
<span class="comment">// types</span>
<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <a name="boost.random.random_device.result_type"></a><span class="identifier">result_type</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="random_device.html#boost.random.random_deviceconstruct-copy-destruct">construct/copy/destruct</a></span>
- <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp64604448-bb"><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp16484512-bb"><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp42902992-bb"><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217966976-bb"><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217965392-bb"><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217962720-bb"><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">random_device</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp131258656-bb">public static functions</a></span>
- <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp131258192-bb"><span class="identifier">min</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp131255376-bb"><span class="identifier">max</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217979824-bb">public static functions</a></span>
+ <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217979264-bb"><span class="identifier">min</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217976976-bb"><span class="identifier">max</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp66787392-bb">public member functions</a></span>
- <span class="keyword">double</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp66786416-bb"><span class="identifier">entropy</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp66784656-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
- <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idp80194640-bb"><span class="identifier">generate</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="comment">// <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217974528-bb">public member functions</a></span>
+ <span class="keyword">double</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217973968-bb"><span class="identifier">entropy</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217971952-bb"><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
+ <span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <a class="link" href="random_device.html#idm46563217970656-bb"><span class="identifier">generate</span></a><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="comment">// public data members</span>
<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">has_fixed_range</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="special">}</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></div>
<div class="refsect1">
-<a name="idp379538496"></a><h2>Description</h2>
-<p>Class <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> models a <a class="link" href="../../boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.concepts.non_deterministic_uniform_random_number_generator" title="Non-deterministic Uniform Random Number Generator">non-deterministic random number generator</a> . It uses one or more implementation-defined stochastic processes to generate a sequence of uniformly distributed non-deterministic random numbers. For those environments where a non-deterministic random number generator is not available, class <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> must not be implemented. See</p>
+<a name="idm45927799844144"></a><h2>Description</h2>
+<p>Class <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> models a <a class="link" href="../../boost_random/reference.html#boost_random.reference.concepts.non_deterministic_uniform_random_number_generator" title="Non-deterministic Uniform Random Number Generator">non-deterministic random number generator</a> . It uses one or more implementation-defined stochastic processes to generate a sequence of uniformly distributed non-deterministic random numbers. For those environments where a non-deterministic random number generator is not available, class <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> must not be implemented. See</p>
<p> </p>
<div class="blockquote"><blockquote class="blockquote"><p> "Randomness Recommendations for Security", D. Eastlake, S. Crocker, J. Schiller, Network Working Group, RFC 1750, December 1994 </p></blockquote></div>
<p> </p>
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Implementation Note for Linux</strong></span></p>
<p>On the Linux operating system, token is interpreted as a filesystem path. It is assumed that this path denotes an operating system pseudo-device which generates a stream of non-deterministic random numbers. The pseudo-device should never signal an error or end-of-file. Otherwise, <code class="computeroutput">std::ios_base::failure</code> is thrown. By default, <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> uses the /dev/urandom pseudo-device to retrieve the random numbers. Another option would be to specify the /dev/random pseudo-device, which blocks on reads if the entropy pool has no more random bits available.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Implementation Note for Windows</strong></span></p>
-<p>On the Windows operating system, token is interpreted as the name of a cryptographic service provider. By default <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> uses MS_DEF_PROV.</p>
+<p>On the Windows operating system, token is interpreted as the name of a cryptographic service provider. By default <a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a> uses MS_DEF_PROV.</p>
<p><span class="bold"><strong>Performance</strong></span></p>
-<p>The test program <a href="../../%5Cboost/libs/random/performance/nondet_random_speed.cpp" target="_top">nondet_random_speed.cpp</a> measures the execution times of the random_device.hpp implementation of the above algorithms in a tight loop. The performance has been evaluated on an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 840 @ 1.87GHz, 1867 Mhz with Visual C++ 2010, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional and with gcc 4.4.5, Ubuntu Linux 2.6.35-25-generic.</p>
+<p>The test program <a href="../../../../libs/random/performance/nondet_random_speed.cpp" target="_top">nondet_random_speed.cpp</a> measures the execution times of the random_device.hpp implementation of the above algorithms in a tight loop. The performance has been evaluated on an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 840 @ 1.87GHz, 1867 Mhz with Visual C++ 2010, Microsoft Windows 7 Professional and with gcc 4.4.5, Ubuntu Linux 2.6.35-25-generic.</p>
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<p>The measurement error is estimated at +/- 1 usec. </p>
<div class="refsect2">
-<a name="idp379556544"></a><h3>
+<a name="idm45927799826096"></a><h3>
<a name="boost.random.random_deviceconstruct-copy-destruct"></a><code class="computeroutput">random_device</code>
public
construct/copy/destruct</h3>
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<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idp64604448-bb"></a><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm46563217966976-bb"></a><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code></code>, optionally using the default device. </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a name="idp16484512-bb"></a><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> token<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">explicit</span> <a name="idm46563217965392-bb"></a><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">std</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">string</span> <span class="special">&amp;</span> token<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Constructs a <code class="computeroutput"><code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code></code>, optionally using the given token as an access specification (for example, a URL) to some implementation-defined service for monitoring a stochastic process. </p>
</li>
-<li class="listitem"><pre class="literallayout"><a name="idp42902992-bb"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></li>
+<li class="listitem"><pre class="literallayout"><a name="idm46563217962720-bb"></a><span class="special">~</span><span class="identifier">random_device</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre></li>
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-<a name="idp379578160"></a><h3>
-<a name="idp131258656-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">random_device</code> public static functions</h3>
+<a name="idm45927799804480"></a><h3>
+<a name="idm46563217979824-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">random_device</code> public static functions</h3>
<div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1">
<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a name="idp131258192-bb"></a><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
-<p>Returns the smallest value that the <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code> can produce. </p>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a name="idm46563217979264-bb"></a><span class="identifier">min</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<p>Returns the smallest value that the <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code> can produce. </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a name="idp131255376-bb"></a><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
-<p>Returns the largest value that the <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code> can produce. </p>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="identifier">result_type</span> <a name="idm46563217976976-bb"></a><span class="identifier">max</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<p>Returns the largest value that the <code class="computeroutput"><a class="link" href="random_device.html" title="Class random_device">random_device</a></code> can produce. </p>
</li>
</ol></div>
</div>
<div class="refsect2">
-<a name="idp379593328"></a><h3>
-<a name="idp66787392-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">random_device</code> public member functions</h3>
+<a name="idm45927799789168"></a><h3>
+<a name="idm46563217974528-bb"></a><code class="computeroutput">random_device</code> public member functions</h3>
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-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">double</span> <a name="idp66786416-bb"></a><span class="identifier">entropy</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">double</span> <a name="idm46563217973968-bb"></a><span class="identifier">entropy</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="keyword">const</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns: An entropy estimate for the random numbers returned by operator(), in the range min() to log2( max()+1). A deterministic random number generator (e.g. a pseudo-random number engine) has entropy 0.</p>
<p>Throws: Nothing. </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <a name="idp66784656-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <a name="idm46563217971952-bb"></a><span class="keyword">operator</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Returns a random value in the range [min, max]. </p>
</li>
<li class="listitem">
-<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <a name="idp80194640-bb"></a><span class="identifier">generate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span> begin<span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span> end<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
+<pre class="literallayout"><span class="keyword">template</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">typename</span> Iter<span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="keyword">void</span> <a name="idm46563217970656-bb"></a><span class="identifier">generate</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">Iter</span> begin<span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">Iter</span> end<span class="special">)</span><span class="special">;</span></pre>
<p>Fills a range with random 32-bit values. </p>
</li>
</ol></div>