random-state (original) (raw)

ANSI Common Lisp 12 Numbers 12.2 Dictionary of Numbers

Class Precedence List:

random-state,t

Description:

A random state object contains state information used by the pseudo-random number generator. The nature of a random state object is implementation-dependent. It can be printed out and successfully read back in by the same implementation, but might not function correctly as a random state in another implementation.

Implementations are required to provide a read syntax for_objects_ of type random-state, but the specific nature of that syntax is implementation-dependent.

See Also:

*random-state*,random, Section 22.1.3.10 Printing Random States

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

None.