yarp::math::RandnScalar Class Reference

A random number generator, normal distribution. More...

#include <yarp/math/RandnScalar.h>

Public Member Functions
	RandnScalar ()
	Constructor. More...
	~RandnScalar ()
	RandnScalar (int seed)
	Constructor, initialize the generator. More...
void	init ()
	Initialize the generator. More...
void	init (int seed)
	Initialize the generator. More...
long	getSeed ()
double	get (double u=0.0, double sigma=1.0)
	Generate a randomly generated number, drawn from a normal distribution. More...

Detailed Description

A random number generator, normal distribution.

Uses the RandScalar class and the Box-Muller algorithm.

Definition at line 26 of file RandnScalar.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

RandnScalar() [1/2]

RandnScalar::RandnScalar

(

)

Constructor.

Definition at line 25 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

~RandnScalar()

RandnScalar::~RandnScalar

(

)

Definition at line 37 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

RandnScalar() [2/2]

RandnScalar::RandnScalar

(

int

seed

)

Constructor, initialize the generator.

Parameters

seed,seed

for the rnd generator.

Definition at line 31 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

Member Function Documentation

get()

double RandnScalar::get	(	double	u = 0.0,
		double	sigma = 1.0
	)

Generate a randomly generated number, drawn from a normal distribution.

Parameters

u	mean of the distribution, default 0.0
sigma	sigma of the distribution, default 1.0

Returns

the random number.

Definition at line 58 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

getSeed()

long yarp::math::RandnScalar::getSeed ( )

inline

Definition at line 68 of file RandnScalar.h.

init() [1/2]

void RandnScalar::init

(

)

Initialize the generator.

Uses current time for the seed.

Definition at line 43 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

init() [2/2]

void RandnScalar::init

(

int

seed

)

Initialize the generator.

Provide a seed.

Parameters

seed

the seed

Definition at line 50 of file RandnScalar.cpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• src/libYARP_math/src/yarp/math/RandnScalar.h
• src/libYARP_math/src/yarp/math/RandnScalar.cpp