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Class template mersenne_twister_engine

boost::compute::mersenne_twister_engine — Mersenne twister pseudorandom number generator.

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/compute/random/mersenne_twister_engine.hpp>

template<typename T> 
class mersenne_twister_engine {
public:
  // types
  typedef T result_type;

  // construct/copy/destruct
  explicit mersenne_twister_engine(command_queue &, 
                                   result_type = default_seed);
  mersenne_twister_engine(const mersenne_twister_engine< T > &);
  mersenne_twister_engine< T > & 
  operator=(const mersenne_twister_engine< T > &);
  ~mersenne_twister_engine();

  // public member functions
  void seed(result_type, command_queue &);
  void seed(command_queue &);
  template<typename OutputIterator> 
    void generate(OutputIterator, OutputIterator, command_queue &);
  template<typename OutputIterator, typename Function> 
    void generate(OutputIterator, OutputIterator, Function, command_queue &);
  void discard(size_t, command_queue &);

  // public data members
  static const T default_seed;
  static const T n;
  static const T m;
};

Description

mersenne_twister_engine public construct/copy/destruct

  1. explicit mersenne_twister_engine(command_queue & queue, 
                                     result_type value = default_seed);
    Creates a new mersenne_twister_engine and seeds it with value.
  2. mersenne_twister_engine(const mersenne_twister_engine< T > & other);
    Creates a new mersenne_twister_engine object as a copy of other.
  3. mersenne_twister_engine< T > & 
    operator=(const mersenne_twister_engine< T > & other);
    Copies other to *this.
  4. ~mersenne_twister_engine();
    Destroys the mersenne_twister_engine object.

mersenne_twister_engine public member functions

  1. void seed(result_type value, command_queue & queue);

    Seeds the random number generator with value.

    If no seed value is provided, default_seed is used.

    Parameters:

    queue

    command queue to perform the operation

    value

    seed value for the random-number generator

  2. void seed(command_queue & queue);
    This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It differs from the above function only in what argument(s) it accepts.
  3. template<typename OutputIterator> 
      void generate(OutputIterator first, OutputIterator last, 
                    command_queue & queue);
    Generates random numbers and stores them to the range [first, last).
  4. template<typename OutputIterator, typename Function> 
      void generate(OutputIterator first, OutputIterator last, Function op, 
                    command_queue & queue);

    Generates random numbers, transforms them with op, and then stores them to the range [first, last).

  5. void discard(size_t z, command_queue & queue);
    Generates z random numbers and discards them.

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