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std::mersenne_twister_engine<UIntType,w,n,m,r,a,u,d,s,b,t,c,l,f>:: seed

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std::mersenne_twister_engine
void seed ( result_type value = default_seed ) ;
(1) (since C++11)
template < class SeedSeq >
void seed ( SeedSeq & seq ) ;
(2) (since C++11)

Sets the state of the random-number engine.

1) Right after the state is set, * this == std:: mersenne_twister_engine ( value ) is true .
2) Right after the state is set, * this == std:: mersenne_twister_engine ( seq ) is true .

Contents

Parameters

value - seed value to use to set the state
seq - seed sequence to use to set the state

Exceptions

2) If SeedSeq is not std::seed_seq , throws the exceptions thrown by the seq.generate call.

Complexity

1) Same as std:: mersenne_twister_engine ( value ) .
2) Same as std:: mersenne_twister_engine ( seq ) .

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 2181 C++11 overload ( 2 ) would not throw even if the seq.generate call throws propagates the exception

See also

constructs the engine
(public member function)

Example

Run this code 
#include <iostream>
#include <random>
int main()
{
    std::mt19937 gen;
    // Seed the engine with an unsigned int
    gen.seed(1);
    std::cout << "after seed by 1: " << gen() << '\n';
    // Seed the engine with two unsigned ints
    std::seed_seq sseq{1, 2};
    gen.seed(sseq);
    std::cout << "after seed by {1,2}: " << gen() << '\n';
}

Possible output: 

after seed by 1: 1791095845
after seed by {1,2}: 3127717181