std::mersenne_twister_engine
|   Defined in header  <random>
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|   template<     class UIntType,   | 
(since C++11) | |
mersenne_twister_engine is a random number engine based on Mersenne Twister algorithm. It produces high quality unsigned integer random numbers of type UIntType on the interval [0, 2w
).
The following type aliases define the random number engine with two commonly used parameter sets:
|   Defined in header  
<random>  | |
| Type | Definition | 
  mt19937(C++11)
 | 
 std::mersenne_twister_engine<std::uint_fast32_t, 32, 624, 397, 31,   | 
  mt19937_64(C++11)
 | 
 std::mersenne_twister_engine<std::uint_fast64_t, 64, 312, 156, 31,  | 
Template parameters
| UIntType | - | The result type generated by the generator. The effect is undefined if this is not one of unsigned short, unsigned int, unsigned long, or unsigned long long. | 
| w | - | the power of two that determines the range of values generated by the engine | 
| n | - | the degree of recurrence | 
| m | - | the middle word, an offset used in the recurrence relation defining the series x, 1 ≤ m < n | 
| r | - | the number of bits of the lower bit-mask, 0 ≤ r ≤ w - 1, also known as the twist value | 
| a | - | the conditional xor-mask, i.e. the coefficients of the rational normal form twist matrix | 
| u | - | 1st component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| d | - | 2nd component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| s | - | 3rd component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| b | - | 4th component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| t | - | 5th component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| c | - | 6th component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| l | - | 7th component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix | 
| f | - | the initialization multiplier | 
The following relations shall hold:
2 < w,
r <= w,
u <= w,
s <= w,
t <= w,
l <= w,
w <= std::numeric_limits<UIntType>::digits,
a <= 2^w-1,
b <= 2^w-1,
c <= 2^w-1,
d <= 2^w-1, and
Member types
| Member type | Definition | 
  result_type(C++11)
 | 
  The integral type, UIntType, generated by the engine.  Results are undefined if this is not an unsigned integral type.
 | 
Member functions
 Construction and Seeding | |
|    (C++11)  | 
  constructs the engine  (public member function)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
   sets the current state of the engine  (public member function)  | 
 Generation | |
|    (C++11)  | 
   advances the engine's state and returns the generated value  (public member function)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
   advances the engine's state by a specified amount  (public member function)  | 
 Characteristics | |
|    [static] (C++11)  | 
   gets the smallest possible value in the output range  (public static member function)  | 
|    [static] (C++11)  | 
   gets the largest possible value in the output range  (public static member function)  | 
Non-member functions
|    (C++11)(C++11)(removed in C++20)  | 
   compares the internal states of two pseudo-random number engines   (function)  | 
|    (C++11)  | 
   performs stream input and output on pseudo-random number engine   (function template)  | 
Member constants
|    constexpr size_t word_size [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter w, determines the range of values generated by the engine.  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t state_size [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter n. The engine state is n values of UIntType  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t shift_size [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter m  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t mask_bits [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter r, also known as the twist value.  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType xor_mask [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter a, the conditional xor-mask.  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t tempering_u [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter u, first component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType tempering_d [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter d, second component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t tempering_s [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter s, third component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType tempering_b [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter b, fourth component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t tempering_t [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter t, fifth component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType tempering_c [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter c, sixth component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr size_t tempering_l [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter l, seventh component of the bit-scrambling (tempering) matrix  (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType initialization_multiplier [static] (C++11)  | 
   the template parameter f   (public static member constant)  | 
|    constexpr UIntType default_seed [static] (C++11)  | 
   the constant value 5489u   (public static member constant)  | 
Notes
The Nth consecutive invocation of a default-constructed engine is required to produce the following value:
 N
 | 
The random engine type | The value to produce | 
|---|---|---|
 10000
 | 
 std::mt19937
 | 
4123659995 | 
 10000
 | 
 std::mt19937_64
 | 
9981545732273789042 | 
#include <random> #include <cassert> int main() { std::mt19937 gen32; std::mt19937_64 gen64; for (auto n{1}; n != 10'000; gen32(), gen64(), ++n); assert(gen32() == 4'123'659'995 and gen64() == 9'981'545'732'273'789'042ULL); }