Function

GLibRandnew

Declaration

GRand*
g_rand_new (
  void
)

Description

Creates a new random number generator initialized with a seed taken either from /dev/urandom (if existing) or from the current time (as a fallback).

On Windows, the seed is taken from rand_s().

Return value

Type: GRand

The new GRand.

The caller of the function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.