PGASetRandomSeed (5)

Set a seed for the random number generator.

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  4. PGASetRandomSeed: Set a seed for the random number generator.

DESCRIPTION

The default is to use a random seed. Specifying a seed exlicitly allows for reproducibility of runs.

INPUT PARAMETERS

ctx

- context variable

seed

- seed for the random number generator

OUTPUT PARAMETERS

none

SYNOPSIS

#include "pgapack.h"
void  PGASetRandomSeed(ctx, seed)
PGAContext *ctx
int seed

LOCATION

random.c

EXAMPLE

Example:
PGAContext *ctx;
:
PGASetRandomSeed(ctx,1);