| Defined in header <random> | ||
|---|---|---|
| template< class IntType = int > class uniform_int_distribution; | (since C++11) | 
Produces random integer values \(\small i\)i, uniformly distributed on the closed interval \(\small[a, b]\)[a, b], that is, distributed according to the discrete probability function \({\small P(i|a,b) =}\frac{1}{b - a + 1}\)P(i|a,b) =
1/b − a + 1.std::uniform_int_distribution satisfies all requirements of RandomNumberDistribution.
| IntType | - | The result type generated by the generator. The effect is undefined if this is not one of short,int,long,long long,unsigned short,unsigned int,unsigned long, orunsigned long long. | 
| Member type | Definition | 
|---|---|
| result_type(C++11) | IntType | 
| param_type(C++11) | the type of the parameter set, see RandomNumberDistribution. | 
| (C++11) | constructs new distribution (public member function) | 
| (C++11) | resets the internal state of the distribution (public member function) | 
| Generation | |
| (C++11) | generates the next random number in the distribution (public member function) | 
| Characteristics | |
| (C++11) | returns the distribution parameters (public member function) | 
| (C++11) | gets or sets the distribution parameter object (public member function) | 
| (C++11) | returns the minimum potentially generated value (public member function) | 
| (C++11) | returns the maximum potentially generated value (public member function) | 
| (C++11)(C++11)(removed in C++20) | compares two distribution objects (function) | 
| (C++11) | performs stream input and output on pseudo-random number distribution (function template) | 
This program simulates throwing 6-sided dice.
#include <iostream>
#include <random>
 
int main()
{
    std::random_device rd;  // a seed source for the random number engine
    std::mt19937 gen(rd()); // mersenne_twister_engine seeded with rd()
    std::uniform_int_distribution<> distrib(1, 6);
 
    // Use distrib to transform the random unsigned int
    // generated by gen into an int in [1, 6]
    for (int n = 0; n != 10; ++n)
        std::cout << distrib(gen) << ' ';
    std::cout << '\n';
}Possible output:
1 1 6 5 2 2 5 5 6 2
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