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// -*- compile-command: "clang++ -ggdb -o random_selection -std=c++0x -stdlib=libc++ random_selection.cpp" -*- | |
//Reference implementation for doing random number selection from a container. | |
//Kept for posterity and because I made a surprising number of subtle mistakes on my first attempt. | |
#include <random> | |
#include <iterator> | |
template <typename RandomGenerator = std::default_random_engine> | |
struct random_selector | |
{ | |
//On most platforms, you probably want to use std::random_device("/dev/urandom")() |