/* boost random/variate_generator.hpp header file * * Copyright Jens Maurer 2002 * Copyright Steven Watanabe 2011 * Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See * accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at * http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt) * * See http://www.boost.org for most recent version including documentation. * * $Id$ * */ #ifndef BOOST_RANDOM_RANDOM_GENERATOR_HPP #define BOOST_RANDOM_RANDOM_GENERATOR_HPP #include #include namespace lslboost { /// \cond hide_private_members namespace random { ///\endcond /** * A random variate generator is used to join a random number * generator together with a random number distribution. * Boost.Random provides a vast choice of \generators as well * as \distributions. * * The argument for the template parameter Engine shall be of * the form U, U&, or U*, where U models a * \uniform_random_number_generator. Then, the member * engine_value_type names U (not the pointer or reference to U). * * Specializations of @c variate_generator satisfy the * requirements of CopyConstructible. They also satisfy the * requirements of Assignable unless the template parameter * Engine is of the form U&. * * The complexity of all functions specified in this section * is constant. No function described in this section except * the constructor throws an exception. */ template class variate_generator { private: typedef lslboost::random::detail::ptr_helper helper_type; public: typedef typename helper_type::value_type engine_value_type; typedef Engine engine_type; typedef Distribution distribution_type; typedef typename Distribution::result_type result_type; /** * Constructs a @c variate_generator object with the associated * \uniform_random_number_generator eng and the associated * \random_distribution d. * * Throws: If and what the copy constructor of Engine or * Distribution throws. */ variate_generator(Engine e, Distribution d) : _eng(e), _dist(d) { } /** Returns: distribution()(engine()) */ result_type operator()() { return _dist(engine()); } /** * Returns: distribution()(engine(), value). */ template result_type operator()(const T& value) { return _dist(engine(), value); } /** * Returns: A reference to the associated uniform random number generator. */ engine_value_type& engine() { return helper_type::ref(_eng); } /** * Returns: A reference to the associated uniform random number generator. */ const engine_value_type& engine() const { return helper_type::ref(_eng); } /** Returns: A reference to the associated \random_distribution. */ distribution_type& distribution() { return _dist; } /** * Returns: A reference to the associated random distribution. */ const distribution_type& distribution() const { return _dist; } /** * Precondition: distribution().min() is well-formed * * Returns: distribution().min() */ result_type min BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION () const { return (distribution().min)(); } /** * Precondition: distribution().max() is well-formed * * Returns: distribution().max() */ result_type max BOOST_PREVENT_MACRO_SUBSTITUTION () const { return (distribution().max)(); } private: Engine _eng; distribution_type _dist; }; } // namespace random using random::variate_generator; } // namespace lslboost #include #endif // BOOST_RANDOM_RANDOM_GENERATOR_HPP