Re: [Boost-users] Does boost offer a random permutation function?

From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-07-08 20:01:31

On 08/07/07, Jeffrey Holle <jeffreyholle_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> I am looking for a function that randomly selects a permutation of a
> sequence.  For instance given "1,2,3", it would produce something like
> "2,1,3" randomly selected from all possible permutations.
>
Would std::random_shuffle do the job?

http://www.roguewave.com/support/docs/sourcepro/edition9-update1/html/stdlibref/random-shuffle.html