bpp-core3  3.0.0
RandomFactory.h
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2 // File: RandomFactory.h
3 // Authors:
4 // Sylvain Gaillard
5 // Last modified: 2004-09-24 00:00:00
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41 #ifndef BPP_NUMERIC_RANDOM_RANDOMFACTORY_H
42 #define BPP_NUMERIC_RANDOM_RANDOMFACTORY_H
43 
44 
45 
46 namespace bpp
47 {
55 {
56 public:
58  virtual ~RandomFactory() {}
59 
60 public:
64  virtual void setSeed(long seed) = 0;
65 
69  virtual double drawNumber() const = 0;
70 };
71 } // end of namespace bpp.
72 #endif // BPP_NUMERIC_RANDOM_RANDOMFACTORY_H
This is the interface for the Random Number Generators.
Definition: RandomFactory.h:55
virtual void setSeed(long seed)=0
Set the generator's seed.
virtual ~RandomFactory()
Definition: RandomFactory.h:58
virtual double drawNumber() const =0
Return a random number.