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16 #ifndef ROO_RANDOM
17 #define ROO_RANDOM
18 
19 #include "Rtypes.h"
20 #include "TRandom.h"
21 
23 
24 class RooRandom {
25 public:
26 
27  virtual ~RooRandom() {} ;
28 
29  static TRandom *randomGenerator();
30  static void setRandomGenerator(TRandom* gen);
31  static Double_t uniform(TRandom *generator= randomGenerator());
32  static void uniform(UInt_t dimension, Double_t vector[], TRandom *generator= randomGenerator());
33  static UInt_t integer(UInt_t max, TRandom *generator= randomGenerator());
34  static Double_t gaussian(TRandom *generator= randomGenerator());
35 
37  static Bool_t quasi(UInt_t dimension, Double_t vector[],
39 
40 private:
41  RooRandom();
42 
43  static TRandom* _theGenerator; // random number generator
44  static RooQuasiRandomGenerator* _theQuasiGenerator; // quasi random number sequence generator
45 
46  // free resources when library is unloaded
47  struct Guard { ~Guard(); };
48  static struct Guard guard;
49  friend struct RooRandom::Guard;
50 
51  ClassDef(RooRandom,0) // Random number generator interface
52 };
53 
54 #endif
static Double_t gaussian(TRandom *generator=randomGenerator())
Return a Gaussian random variable with mean 0 and variance 1.
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:111
virtual ~RooRandom()
Definition: RooRandom.h:27
static UInt_t integer(UInt_t max, TRandom *generator=randomGenerator())
Return an integer uniformly distributed from [0,n-1].
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:102
bool Bool_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:59
static Bool_t quasi(UInt_t dimension, Double_t vector[], RooQuasiRandomGenerator *generator=quasiGenerator())
Return a quasi-random number in the range (0,1) using the Niederreiter base 2 generator described in ...
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:122
#define ClassDef(name, id)
Definition: Rtypes.h:254
This is the base class for the ROOT Random number generators.
Definition: TRandom.h:31
static TRandom * randomGenerator()
Return a pointer to a singleton random-number generator implementation.
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:54
static RooQuasiRandomGenerator * quasiGenerator()
Return a pointer to a singleton quasi-random generator implementation.
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:74
static void setRandomGenerator(TRandom *gen)
set the random number generator; takes ownership of the object passed as parameter ...
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:64
This class provides a static interface for generating random numbers.
Definition: RooRandom.h:24
unsigned int UInt_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:42
static struct Guard guard
Definition: RooRandom.h:48
static TRandom * _theGenerator
Definition: RooRandom.h:43
static Double_t uniform(TRandom *generator=randomGenerator())
Return a number uniformly distributed from (0,1)
Definition: RooRandom.cxx:84
double Double_t
Definition: RtypesCore.h:55
static RooQuasiRandomGenerator * _theQuasiGenerator
Definition: RooRandom.h:44
This class generates the quasi-random (aka "low discrepancy") sequence for dimensions up to 12 using ...