I have a simple question, is there a very fast and effecient way to
generate random numbers that are fast on the fly. The numbers are
really randomize and distorted...<br>
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/***************************************************<br>
&nbsp;* generates a random number between a and b&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *<br>
&nbsp;* @param a the starting
range&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
*<br>
&nbsp;* @param b the integer ending range&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; *<br>
&nbsp;* @return N such that a &lt;= N &lt;=
b&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
*<br>
&nbsp;**************************************************/<br>
template &lt;class T&gt;<br>
T randint(const T&amp; a, const T&amp; b)<br>
{<br>
&nbsp; BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(boost::is_integral&lt;T&gt;::value);<br>
&nbsp; assert (b &gt;= a);<br>
&nbsp; typedef boost::minstd_rand base_generator_type;<br>
&nbsp; typedef boost::uniform_int&lt;&gt; distribution_type;<br>
&nbsp; typedef boost::variate_generator&lt;base_generator_type&amp;, distribution_type&gt; gen_type;<br>
&nbsp; base_generator_type generator(boost::numeric_cast&lt;unsigned long&gt;(clock()));<br>
&nbsp; gen_type ran_gen(generator, distribution_type(a, b));<br>
&nbsp; for (int i = 0; i &lt; 30000; ++i)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; generator.seed(boost::numeric_cast&lt;unsigned long&gt;(clock()));<br>
&nbsp; return ran_gen();<br>
}<br>
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This works but is super slow... are there effective ways to do it... <br>
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Thanks. <br>