piecewise_constant_distribution Class
Generates a piecewise constant distribution that has varying-width intervals with uniform probability in each interval.
Syntax
template<class RealType = double>
class piecewise_constant_distribution
{
public:
// types
typedef RealType result_type;
struct param_type;
// constructor and reset functions
piecewise_constant_distribution();
template <class InputIteratorI, class InputIteratorW>
piecewise_constant_distribution(
InputIteratorI firstI, InputIteratorI lastI, InputIteratorW firstW);
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(
initializer_list<result_type> intervals, UnaryOperation weightfunc);
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(
size_t count, result_type xmin, result_type xmax, UnaryOperation weightfunc);
explicit piecewise_constant_distribution(const param_type& parm);
void reset();
// generating functions
template <class URNG>
result_type operator()(URNG& gen);
template <class URNG>
result_type operator()(URNG& gen, const param_type& parm);
// property functions
vector<result_type> intervals() const;
vector<result_type> densities() const;
param_type param() const;
void param(const param_type& parm);
result_type min() const;
result_type max() const;
};
Parameters
RealType
The floating point result type, defaults to double. For possible types, see <random>.
Remarks
This sampling distribution has varying-width intervals with uniform probability in each interval. For information about other sampling distributions, see piecewise_linear_distribution Class and discrete_distribution.
The following table links to articles about individual members:
piecewise_constant_distribution
param_type
The property function intervals() returns a vector<result_type> with the set of stored intervals of the distribution.
The property function densities() returns a vector<result_type> with the stored densities for each interval set, which are calculated according to the weights provided in the constructor parameters.
The property member param() sets or returns the param_type stored distribution parameter package.
The min() and max() member functions return the smallest possible result and largest possible result, respectively.
The reset() member function discards any cached values, so that the result of the next call to operator() does not depend on any values obtained from the engine before the call.
The operator() member functions return the next generated value based on the URNG engine, either from the current parameter package, or the specified parameter package.
For more information about distribution classes and their members, see <random>.
Example
// compile with: /EHsc /W4
#include <random>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
#include <map>
using namespace std;
void test(const int s) {
// uncomment to use a non-deterministic generator
// random_device rd;
// mt19937 gen(rd());
mt19937 gen(1701);
// Three intervals, non-uniform: 0 to 1, 1 to 6, and 6 to 15
vector<double> intervals{ 0, 1, 6, 15 };
// weights determine the densities used by the distribution
vector<double> weights{ 1, 5, 10 };
piecewise_constant_distribution<double> distr(intervals.begin(), intervals.end(), weights.begin());
cout << endl;
cout << "min() == " << distr.min() << endl;
cout << "max() == " << distr.max() << endl;
cout << "intervals (index: interval):" << endl;
vector<double> i = distr.intervals();
int counter = 0;
for (const auto& n : i) {
cout << fixed << setw(11) << counter << ": " << setw(14) << setprecision(10) << n << endl;
++counter;
}
cout << endl;
cout << "densities (index: density):" << endl;
vector<double> d = distr.densities();
counter = 0;
for (const auto& n : d) {
cout << fixed << setw(11) << counter << ": " << setw(14) << setprecision(10) << n << endl;
++counter;
}
cout << endl;
// generate the distribution as a histogram
map<int, int> histogram;
for (int i = 0; i < s; ++i) {
++histogram[distr(gen)];
}
// print results
cout << "Distribution for " << s << " samples:" << endl;
for (const auto& elem : histogram) {
cout << setw(5) << elem.first << '-' << elem.first+1 << ' ' << string(elem.second, ':') << endl;
}
cout << endl;
}
int main()
{
int samples = 100;
cout << "Use CTRL-Z to bypass data entry and run using default values." << endl;
cout << "Enter an integer value for the sample count: ";
cin >> samples;
test(samples);
}
Use CTRL-Z to bypass data entry and run using default values.
Enter an integer value for the sample count: 100
min() == 0
max() == 15
intervals (index: interval):
0: 0.0000000000
1: 1.0000000000
2: 6.0000000000
3: 15.0000000000
densities (index: density):
0: 0.0625000000
1: 0.0625000000
2: 0.0694444444
Distribution for 100 samples:
0-1 :::::::
1-2 ::::::
2-3 :::::
3-4 ::::::
4-5 :::::::
5-6 ::::::
6-7 :::
7-8 ::::::::::
8-9 ::::::
9-10 ::::::::::::
10-11 :::::
11-12 ::::::
12-13 :::::::::
13-14 ::::
14-15 ::::::::
Requirements
Header: <random>
Namespace: std
piecewise_constant_distribution::piecewise_constant_distribution
Constructs the distribution.
// default constructor
piecewise_constant_distribution();
// constructs using a range of intervals, [firstI, lastI), with
// matching weights starting at firstW
template <class InputIteratorI, class InputIteratorW>
piecewise_constant_distribution(InputIteratorI firstI, InputIteratorI lastI, InputIteratorW firstW);
// constructs using an initializer list for range of intervals,
// with weights generated by function weightfunc
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(initializer_list<RealType>
intervals, UnaryOperation weightfunc);
// constructs using an initializer list for range of count intervals,
// distributed uniformly over [xmin,xmax] with weights generated by function weightfunc
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(size_t count, RealType xmin, RealType xmax, UnaryOperation weightfunc);
// constructs from an existing param_type structure
explicit piecewise_constant_distribution(const param_type& parm);
Parameters
firstI
An input iterator of the first element in the distribution range.
lastI
An input iterator of the last element in the distribution range.
firstW
An input iterator of the first element in the weights range.
intervals
An initializer_list with the intervals of the distribution.
count
The number of elements in the distribution range.
xmin
The lowest value in the distribution range.
xmax
The highest value in the distribution range. Must be greater than xmin.
weightfunc
The object representing the probability function for the distribution. Both the parameter and the return value must be convertible to double.
parm
The parameter structure used to construct the distribution.
Remarks
The default constructor sets the stored parameters such that there is one interval, 0 to 1, with a probability density of 1.
The iterator range constructor
template <class InputIteratorI, class InputIteratorW>
piecewise_constant_distribution(InputIteratorI firstI, InputIteratorI lastI,
InputIteratorW firstW);
constructs a distribution object with itnervals from iterators over the sequence [ firstI, lastI) and a matching weight sequence starting at firstW.
The initializer list constructor
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(initializer_list<result_type>
intervals,
UnaryOperation weightfunc);
constructs a distribution object with intervals from the initializer list intervals and weights generated from the function weightfunc.
The constructor defined as
template <class UnaryOperation>
piecewise_constant_distribution(size_t count, result_type xmin, result_type xmax,
UnaryOperation weightfunc);
constructs a distribution object with count intervals distributed uniformly over [ xmin,xmax], assigning each interval weights according to the function weightfunc, and weightfunc must accept one parameter and have a return value, both of which are convertible to double. Precondition: xmin < xmax
The constructor defined as
explicit piecewise_constant_distribution(const param_type& parm);
constructs a distribution object using parm as the stored parameter structure.
piecewise_constant_distribution::param_type
Stores all the parameters of the distribution.
struct param_type {
typedef piecewise_constant_distribution<result_type> distribution_type;
param_type();
template <class IterI, class IterW>
param_type(IterI firstI, IterI lastI, IterW firstW);
template <class UnaryOperation>
param_type(size_t count, result_type xmin, result_type xmax, UnaryOperation weightfunc);
std::vector<result_type> densities() const;
std::vector<result_type> intervals() const;
bool operator==(const param_type& right) const;
bool operator!=(const param_type& right) const;
};
Parameters
See the constructor parameters for the piecewise_constant_distribution.
Remarks
Precondition: xmin < xmax
This structure can be passed to the distribution's class constructor at instantiation, to the param() member function to set the stored parameters of an existing distribution, and to operator() to be used in place of the stored parameters.