Dear Experts, I have a vector named Dstr and If I do Dstr.size() it gives me an array. I want to choose a candidate from that Dstr/Dstr.size() randomly. Could you please suggest me how to do that in c++ ?
Thanks in advance Regards
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To get a random element out of your vector, you can use std::sample:
decltype(Dstr)::value_type element;
std::sample(Dstr.begin(), Dstr.end(), &element, 1, std::mt19937{std::random_device{}()});
C++17 is required.
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Here's the C++ way of generating a random number. I am assuming that your array/vector is not empty
size_t random(size_t min, size_t max)
{
static std::mt19937 randGen( std::random_device{}() );
return std::uniform_int_distribution<size_t>(min, max)(randGen);
}
auto val = Dstr.at(random(0, Dstr.size() - 1));
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auto candidate = Dstr[rand() % Dstr.size()];
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bolov
I downvoted because in C++ you should not use the C random library, but the c++ random library.
Sébastien Bémelmans
Can you give me please the counter part in C++ ? I would be glad to see it !
Jerry Jeremiah
Maybe as well as downvoting perhaps someone should explain WHY we shouldn't use the C random functions (e.g. because the mod operator makes some results more likely than others unless the size is a power of two)
bolov
I believe the best help is the one which nudges you in the right direction, making you do the hard work and research. You didn't know that C random is bad so you needed someone pointing you this. But do you really need someone to type "why is C rand bad" into Google for you? Ok, be it as you want: here it is: stackoverflow.com/questions/52869166/… , stackoverflow.com/questions/39288595/… , stackoverflow.com/a/58775301/2805305 .
bolov
Just don't expect to learn the critical skills required to search, analize, filter, select, combine, apply and adapt solutions to your own problem if you don't practice this and instead expect to be fed spooned every solution. I am sorry to be so blunt and abrasive, but you look like you genuinely try to learn so I only tell you this because I hope it can help you and other readers as well. There is value in asking for help and there is value in struggling on your own. Don't take one for granted and don't dismiss the other one
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std::vectornamedDstr, and doDstr.size()you don't get an "array", you get the number of elements currently in the vector, which is a non-negative integer value.