uniform_randomdev.h

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#ifndef UNIFORM_RANDOMDEV_H
#define UNIFORM_RANDOMDEV_H

#include <cmath>
#include "randomgen.h"
#include "randomdev.h"
#include "lockptr.h"

/************************************************************/
/* Class UniformRNG                                         */
/*                                                          */
/* Generates an RNG which returns integer random numbers    */
/* uniformly distributed between two limits.                */
/*                                                          */
/* Arguments:                                               */
/*  - pointer to an RNG                                     */
/*                                                          */
/* Author:                                                  */
/*  Hans Ekkehard Plesser                                   */
/*                                                          */
/* History:                                                 */
/*  HEP, 2004-08-05                                         */
/*                                                          */
/************************************************************/

namespace librandom {

/*BeginDocumentation
Name: rdevdict::uniform - uniform random deviate generator
Description: Generates uniformly distributed numbers in the interval [low, high).
 
Parameters: 
  low  - lower interval boundary, included
  high - upper interval boudnary, excluded

SeeAlso: CreateRDV, RandomArray, rdevdict
Author: Hans Ekkehard Plesser
*/

  class UniformRandomDev : public RandomDev
  {

  public:

    // accept only lockPTRs for initialization,
    // otherwise creation of a lock ptr would 
    // occur as side effect---might be unhealthy
    UniformRandomDev(RngPtr r_in);
    UniformRandomDev();                // threaded

    using RandomDev::operator();
    double operator()(RngPtr rthrd) const;   // threaded

    void set_status(const DictionaryDatum&);

    void get_status(DictionaryDatum&) const; 

  private:
    double low_;     
    double high_;    
    double delta_;   
  };

  inline
  double UniformRandomDev::operator()(RngPtr rthrd) const
  {
    return low_ + delta_ * rthrd->drand();
  }

}
# endif