RandomExtensions.Next Method

Returns a sample from the specified distribution.

Definition

Namespace: Extreme.Statistics.Distributions
Assembly: Extreme.Numerics (in Extreme.Numerics.dll) Version: 8.1.23

public static int Next(
	this Random random,
	DiscreteDistribution distribution
)

Visual Basic

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function Next ( 
	random As Random,
	distribution As DiscreteDistribution
) As Integer

C++/CLI

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static int Next(
	Random^ random, 
	DiscreteDistribution^ distribution
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member Next : 
        random : Random * 
        distribution : DiscreteDistribution -> int

random Random: A random number generator used to generate samples from the distribution.
distribution DiscreteDistribution: A DiscreteDistribution object.

Int32
A Double value that is a sample from distribution.

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type Random. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

ArgumentNullException

distribution is null.