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DEFINITION MODULE Chance ;
(*
Title : Chance
Author : Gaius Mulley
Date : 19/7/88
LastEdit : 19/7/88
System : LOGITECH MODULA-2/86
Description: Provides a set of utilities for random numbers.
*)
EXPORT QUALIFIED InitRandom, KillRandom,
GetAndDeleteRandom, AddRandom, GetRand ;
(*
InitRandom - Initializes a potential list of random numbers.
An index to this potential random number list is returned.
*)
PROCEDURE InitRandom () : CARDINAL ;
(*
KillRandom - Kills a complete list of random numbers.
*)
PROCEDURE KillRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL) ;
(*
GetAndDeleteRandom - Returns a random number from the
list and then it is deleted.
Numbers 1..n will be returned if they exist,
if 0 is returned then the list is empty.
*)
PROCEDURE GetAndDeleteRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL) : CARDINAL ;
(*
AddRandom - places a list of numbers 1..n into the specified list.
*)
PROCEDURE AddRandom (RandomListIndex: CARDINAL; n: CARDINAL) ;
(*
GetRand - returns a number between 0..n-1.
This routine is independant from the above routines.
*)
PROCEDURE GetRand (n: CARDINAL) : CARDINAL ;
END Chance.