Section: 29.5.9.2 [rand.dist.uni], 99 [tr.rand.dist.iunif] Status: NAD Submitter: Walter Brown Opened: 2005-07-03 Last modified: 2016-01-28
Priority: Not Prioritized
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Discussion:
In [tr.rand.dist.iunif] the uniform_int distribution currently has a single template parameter, IntType, used as the input_type and as the result_type of the distribution. We believe there is no reason to conflate these types in this way.
Proposed resolution:
We recommend that there be a second template parameter to reflect the distribution's input_type, and that the existing first template parameter continue to reflect (solely) the result_type:
template< class IntType = int, UIntType = unsigned int >
class uniform_int
{
public:
// types
typedef UIntType input_type;
typedef IntType result_type;
[ Berlin: Moved to NAD. N1932 makes this moot: the input_type template parameter has been eliminated. ]