std::uniform_int_distribution reset() method in C++ with examples

The reset() method of uniform_int_distribution class in C++ is used to reset this uniform_int_distribution.

Syntax:

void reset();

Parameters: This method do not accepts any parameters.

Return Value: This method do not return anything.

Example:

// C++ code to demonstrate
// the working of reset() function

#include <iostream>

// for uniform_int_distribution function
#include <random>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int a = 10, b = 100;

    default_random_engine generator;

    // Initializing of uniform_int_distribution class
    uniform_int_distribution<int> distribution(a, b);

    cout << "Next value in uniform_int_distribution: "
         << distribution(generator) << endl;
    cout << "Next value in uniform_int_distribution: "
         << distribution(generator) << endl;
    cout << "Next value in uniform_int_distribution: "
         << distribution(generator) << endl;

    // Using reset()
    distribution.reset();
    cout << endl
         << "uniform_int_distribution has been reset."
         << endl
         << endl;

    // Now the next value won't be in the previous progression
    // and will be another progression
    cout << "Now next value in uniform_int_distribution: "
         << distribution(generator) << endl;

    return 0;
}

Output:

Next value in uniform_int_distribution: 10
Next value in uniform_int_distribution: 21
Next value in uniform_int_distribution: 78

uniform_int_distribution has been reset.

Now next value in uniform_int_distribution: 51

Reference: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/random/uniform_int_distribution/reset