The standard RNG. The PRNG algorithm in StdRng is chosen to be efficient
on the current platform, to be statistically strong and unpredictable
(meaning a cryptographically secure PRNG).
The current algorithm used on all platforms is HC-128, found in the
rand_hc crate.
Reproducibility of output from this generator is however not required, thus
future library versions may use a different internal generator with
different output. Further, this generator may not be portable and can
produce different output depending on the architecture. If you require
reproducible output, use a named RNG, for example ChaChaRng from the
rand_chacha crate.
Performs copy-assignment from source. Read more
Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
Fill dest entirely with random data. Read more
Seed type, which is restricted to types mutably-dereferencable as u8 arrays (we recommend [u8; N] for some N). Read more
Create a new PRNG using the given seed. Read more
Create a new PRNG seeded from another Rng. Read more
Create a new PRNG using a u64 seed. Read more
Return a random value supporting the [Standard] distribution. Read more
Generate a random value in the range [low, high), i.e. inclusive of low and exclusive of high. Read more
Sample a new value, using the given distribution. Read more
Important traits for DistIter<'a, D, R, T>
impl<'a, D, R, T> Iterator for DistIter<'a, D, R, T> where
D: Distribution<T>,
R: Rng + 'a, type Item = T;
Create an iterator that generates values using the given distribution. Read more
Fill dest entirely with random bytes (uniform value distribution), where dest is any type supporting AsByteSliceMut, namely slices and arrays over primitive integer types (i8, i16, u32, etc.). Read more
Fill dest entirely with random bytes (uniform value distribution), where dest is any type supporting AsByteSliceMut, namely slices and arrays over primitive integer types (i8, i16, u32, etc.). Read more
Return a bool with a probability p of being true. Read more
Return a bool with a probability of numerator/denominator of being true. I.e. gen_ratio(2, 3) has chance of 2 in 3, or about 67%, of returning true. If numerator == denominator, then the returned value is guaranteed to be true. If numerator == 0, then the returned value is guaranteed to be false. Read more
Deprecated since 0.6.0:
use SliceRandom::choose instead
Return a random element from values. Read more
Deprecated since 0.6.0:
use SliceRandom::choose_mut instead
Return a mutable pointer to a random element from values. Read more
Deprecated since 0.6.0:
use SliceRandom::shuffle instead
Creates a new instance, automatically seeded with fresh entropy. Read more
Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (toowned_clone_into)
recently added
Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (try_from)
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (try_from)
Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (try_from)
The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (try_from)
🔬 This is a nightly-only experimental API. (get_type_id)
this method will likely be replaced by an associated static
Numeric cast from T to Self.
Numeric cast from self to T.
Safe lossless bitwise transmute from T to Self.
Safe lossless bitwise transmute from self to T.