std::piecewise_constant_distribution

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piecewise_constant_distribution
(C++11)
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(C++11)
C library
Defined in header <random>
template< class RealType = double >
class piecewise_constant_distribution;
(since C++11)

std::piecewise_constant_distribution produces random floating-point numbers, which are uniformly distributed within each of the several subintervals [b
i
, b
i+1
)
, each with its own weight w
i
. The set of interval boundaries and the set of weights are the parameters of this distribution.

The probability density for any b
i
x<b
i+1
is
w
i
S (b
i+1
- b
i
)
. where S is the sum of all weights.

std::piecewise_constant_distribution satisfies all requirements of RandomNumberDistribution

Template parameters

RealType - The result type generated by the generator. The effect is undefined if this is not one of float, double, or long double.


Member types

Member type Definition
result_type RealType
param_type the type of the parameter set, see RandomNumberDistribution.

Member functions

constructs new distribution
(public member function)
resets the internal state of the distribution
(public member function)
Generation
generates the next random number in the distribution
(public member function)
Characteristics
returns the distribution parameters
(public member function)
gets or sets the distribution parameter object
(public member function)
returns the minimum potentially generated value
(public member function)
returns the maximum potentially generated value
(public member function)

Non-member functions

compares two distribution objects
(function)
performs stream input and output on pseudo-random number distribution
(function template)

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <map>
#include <random>

int main()
{
    std::random_device rd;
    std::mt19937 gen(rd());
    // 50% of the time, generate a random number between 0 and 1
    // 50% of the time, generate a random number between 10 and 15
    std::vector<double> i{0,  1, 10, 15};
    std::vector<double> w{  1,  0,  1};
    std::piecewise_constant_distribution<> d(i.begin(), i.end(), w.begin());

    std::map<int, int> hist;
    for(int n=0; n<10000; ++n) {
        ++hist[d(gen)];
    }
    for(auto p : hist) {
        std::cout << p.first << ' ' << std::string(p.second/100, '*') << '\n';
    }
}

Output:

0 **************************************************
10 **********
11 *********
12 *********
13 **********
14 *********