initstate(3C)
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initstate function
Initialize array for random number generation.
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Calling Sequence
char *initstate(), *state, *ptr;
unsigned seed;
int n;
...
ptr = initstate(seed, state, n);
Description
The function initstate initializes a state array for future use;
a state array contains information for random number generation.
Initstate uses the size of the array, specified by n, to decide
what type of random number generator to use; the larger n is, the
better the random numbers will be. The argument seed specifies
the starting point for the random number sequence.
Returns
The function initstate returns a pointer to the previous state
information array.
Related Functions
See also the functions random, setstate, and srandom.
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