swarm.random
Interface ProbabilityDistributionC

All Known Subinterfaces:

BernoulliDistC, BinomialDistC, BooleanDistributionC, DoubleDistributionC, ExponentialDistC, GammaDistC, IntegerDistributionC, LogNormalDistC, NormalC, NormalDistC, PoissonDistC, RandomBitDistC, UniformDoubleDistC, UniformIntegerDistC, UniformUnsignedDistC, UnsignedDistributionC

public interface ProbabilityDistributionC

extends SwarmObjectC, SwarmObjectS, InternalStateC, InternalStateS

Probability Distribution. A process for generating a sequence of random numbers matching the frequencies defined by a specific distribution function. The process is driven by input from a supplied uniform random generator.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	create$setGenerator(Zone aZone, SimpleRandomGenerator simpleGenerator) Use this create message if the generator to be attached is a Simple one:
java.lang.Object	create$setGenerator$setVirtualGenerator(Zone aZone, SplitRandomGenerator splitGenerator, int vGen) Use this create message if the generator to be attached is a Split one:
java.lang.Object	createWithDefaults(Zone aZone) The createWithDefaults method creates a distribution object with a default set of seeds and parameters, and its own private generator.

Methods inherited from interface swarm.defobj.CreateC

create, createBegin, createEnd

Methods inherited from interface swarm.defobj.CustomizeC

customizeBegin, customizeCopy, customizeEnd

Method Detail

createWithDefaults

public java.lang.Object createWithDefaults(Zone aZone)

The createWithDefaults method creates a distribution object with a default set of seeds and parameters, and its own private generator.

create$setGenerator

public java.lang.Object create$setGenerator(Zone aZone,
                                            SimpleRandomGenerator simpleGenerator)

Use this create message if the generator to be attached is a Simple one:

create$setGenerator$setVirtualGenerator

public java.lang.Object create$setGenerator$setVirtualGenerator(Zone aZone,
                                                                SplitRandomGenerator splitGenerator,
                                                                int vGen)

Use this create message if the generator to be attached is a Split one: