gistfile1.cpp

#include <random>
#include <time.h>
#include <iostream>

// Source: http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/random/
// Source: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/random

int main()
{
    // Starting up the rng
    std::mt19937 rng;

    // Seeding the rng
    rng.seed(time(0));

    // Getting a random INTEGER in a range
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> dist(0, 10); // closed interval, meaning a <= x <= b
    std::cout << dist(rng) << std::endl;

    // To get another random integer
    std::cout << dist(rng) << std::endl;

    // Get a different range of integers
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> dist2(15, 25);
    std::cout << dist2(rng) << std::endl;

    // Same for floating point numbers
    std::uniform_real_distribution<> dist3(0.0, 1.0); // semi-open interval,a <= x < b
    std::cout << dist3(rng) << std::endl;
}