OBRandom Class Reference

Random number generator. More...

#include <openbabel/rand.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

OBRandom (bool useSys=false)

void Seed (int seed)

void TimeSeed ()

int NextInt ()

double NextFloat ()

Detailed Description

Random number generator.

The OBRandom class can be used to facilitate cross-platform random number generation. The class can be set to specific seed states, or set to use the current time or other arbitrary data as a seed.

     OBRandom generator; // Don't use system rand() functions
     generator.TimeSeed(); // initialize from the current time

     cerr << " New Random Integer " << generator.NextInt() << endl;
     cerr << " New Random Floating-Point " << generator.NextFloat() << endl;

Alternatively, OBRandom can be used as an interface to the system random number generator.

     OBRandom generator(true); // Use system rand() functions
     generator.Seed(10246);// Use a specific initial seed value for reproducing sequence

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

OBRandom ( bool useSys = false )

Constructor. useSys will use the system rand() function.

Member Function Documentation

void Seed ( int seed ) [inline]

Use seed for the random number generator seed.

void TimeSeed ( )

Use the current time for the random number generator seed If sranddev is available (e.g., Mac OS X, BSD...) use this instead for more random seeds

int NextInt ( )

Returns:: a random integer

double NextFloat ( )

Returns:: a random floating-point number between 0.0 and 1.0

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Public Member Functions
	OBRandom (bool useSys=false)
void	Seed (int seed)
void	TimeSeed ()
int	NextInt ()
double	NextFloat ()