IRandomStreamSource<TRandom>.Advance Method

void Advance(
	ulong count
)

Sub Advance ( 
	count As ULong
)

void Advance(
	unsigned long long count
)

abstract Advance : 
        count : uint64 -> unit 

Parameters

count  UInt64

The number of indices to skip.

This method increments NextIndex by count without creating RNG instances. It is useful for skipping ahead in the stream sequence.

The cost of this operation depends on the implementation:

• RandomStreamTree<TRandom>: O(1) - just increments a counter
• RandomStreamPartition<TRandom>: O(count) - must perform jump operations

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