/* FUNCTION <<random>>, <<srandom>>---pseudo-random numbers INDEX random INDEX srandom SYNOPSIS #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500 #include <stdlib.h> long int random(void); void srandom(unsigned int <[seed]>); DESCRIPTION <<random>> returns a different integer each time it is called; each integer is chosen by an algorithm designed to be unpredictable, so that you can use <<random>> when you require a random number. The algorithm depends on a static variable called the ``random seed''; starting with a given value of the random seed always produces the same sequence of numbers in successive calls to <<random>>. You can set the random seed using <<srandom>>; it does nothing beyond storing its argument in the static variable used by <<rand>>. You can exploit this to make the pseudo-random sequence less predictable, if you wish, by using some other unpredictable value (often the least significant parts of a time-varying value) as the random seed before beginning a sequence of calls to <<rand>>; or, if you wish to ensure (for example, while debugging) that successive runs of your program use the same ``random'' numbers, you can use <<srandom>> to set the same random seed at the outset. RETURNS <<random>> returns the next pseudo-random integer in sequence; it is a number between <<0>> and <<RAND_MAX>> (inclusive). <<srandom>> does not return a result. NOTES <<random>> and <<srandom>> are unsafe for multi-threaded applications. _XOPEN_SOURCE may be any value >= 500. PORTABILITY <<random>> is required by XSI. This implementation uses the same algorithm as <<rand>>. <<random>> requires no supporting OS subroutines. */ #ifndef _REENT_ONLY #include <stdlib.h> #include <reent.h> void srandom (unsigned int seed) { struct _reent *reent = _REENT; _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(reent); _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) = seed; } long int random (void) { struct _reent *reent = _REENT; /* This multiplier was obtained from Knuth, D.E., "The Art of Computer Programming," Vol 2, Seminumerical Algorithms, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1998, p. 106 (line 26) & p. 108 */ _REENT_CHECK_RAND48(reent); _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) = _REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) * __extension__ 6364136223846793005LL + 1; return (long int)((_REENT_RAND_NEXT(reent) >> 32) & RAND_MAX); } #endif /* _REENT_ONLY */