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11<h1 align="left">MATHRandContext* <img src="../../image/NTR.gif"align="middle"><img src="../../image/TWL.gif" align="middle"></H1>
12<H2>Syntax</H2>
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16<CODE>#include &lt;nitro/math/rand.h&gt;<BR>
17typedef struct
18{
19    u64  x ;
20    u64  mul ;
21    u64  add ;
22}
23MATHRandContext32;
24typedef struct
25{
26    u32  x ;
27    u32  mul ;
28    u32  add ;
29}
30MATHRandContext16;</CODE></PRE>
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33<H2>Elements</H2>
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37<TD width=300><EM><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New">x</FONT></STRONG></EM></TD>
38<TD width=700>The current random number value. The <CODE><A href="MATH_Rand.html">MATH_Rand*</A></CODE> functions get a value shifted from this number.</TD>
39    </TR>
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41<TD><EM><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New">mul</FONT></STRONG></EM></TD>
42<TD>Stores the number that will be multiplied to get the next random number generated by the linear congruential method. This is initialized to a unique constant by the <CODE><A href="MATH_InitRand.html">MATH_InitRand*</A></CODE> functions, so if you change this value be sure to change this member afterward.</TD>
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45<TD><EM><STRONG><FONT face="Courier New">add</FONT></STRONG></EM></TD>
46<TD>Stores the number that will be added to get the next random number generated by the linear congruential method. This is initialized to a unique constant by the <CODE><A href="MATH_InitRand.html">MATH_InitRand*</A></CODE> functions, so if you change this value be sure to change this member afterward.</TD>
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50<H2>Description</H2>
51<P>The context structure of random number generated by linear congruential method.</P>
52<P><CODE>MATHRandContext32</CODE> internally stores a 64-bit value and the <CODE><A href="MATH_Rand.html">MATH_Rand32</A></CODE> function gets a 32-bit random number. <CODE>MATHRandContext16</CODE> internally stores a 32-bit value and the <CODE><A href="MATH_Rand.html">MATH_Rand16</A></CODE> function gets a 16-bit random number.</P>
53<h2>See Also</h2>
54<P><a href="MATH_InitRand.html"><code>MATH_InitRand*</code></a><BR> <a href="MATH_Rand.html"><code>MATH_Rand*</code></a></P>
55<H2>Revision History</H2>
56<P>2004/12/13 Initial version.</P>
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