/// <summary>
/// Selects a random element from a sequence.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the elements.</typeparam>
/// <param name="input">The sequance to choose a random element from.</param>
/// <returns>A random element from the input.</returns>
public static T RandomElement<T>(this IEnumerable<T> input)
{
// optimisation for lists
var asList = input as IList<T>;
if (asList != null)
{
if (asList.Count == 0)
throw new InvalidOperationException("Sequence was empty");
return asList[GlobalRandom.Next(asList.Count)];
}
T current = default(T);
int count = 0;
foreach (T element in input)
{
count++;
if (GlobalRandom.Next(count) == 0)
{
current = element;
}
}
if (count == 0)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Sequence was empty");
}
return current;
}
public static void Shuffle<T>(this IList<T> list)
{
int c = list.Count;
for (int i = 0; i < c; i++)
{
int j = GlobalRandom.Next(c);
T temp = list[i];
list[i] = list[j];
list[j] = temp;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Efficiently (O(n) with n the size of the input) selects a random number of elements from an enumerable.
/// Each element has an equal chance to be contained in the result. The order of the output is arbitrary.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the elements.</typeparam>
/// <param name="input">The enumerable that random elements are selected from.</param>
/// <param name="count">The number of random elements to return. If this is smaller than the inputs size, the entire input is returned.</param>
/// <returns>Random elements from the input.</returns>
public static IEnumerable<T> SelectRandom<T>(this IEnumerable<T> input, int count)
{
if (input == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("input");
if (count <= 0)
return Enumerable.Empty<T>();
// optimisation for collections
var asCollection = input as ICollection<T>;
if (asCollection != null && count >= asCollection.Count)
// if we take as much or more than we have, return input
return input;
// we could use a List<T> as well, but an array should
// be slightly faster, for as long as count <= input.Count()
var set = new T[count];
int i = 0;
foreach (var item in input)
{
// copy first 'count' elements
if (i < count)
set[i] = item;
else
{
// add others with decreasing likelyhood
int index = GlobalRandom.Next(i + 1);
if (index < count)
set[index] = item;
}
i++;
}
// if the input was smaller than 'count', resize output
if (i < count)
Array.Resize(ref set, i);
return set;
}
public static bool NextBool(double probability)
{
return(GlobalRandom.NextDouble() < probability);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a random boolean value.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool NextBool()
{
return(GlobalRandom.NextBool(0.5));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns random long integer in the interval [0, upper bound[
/// </summary>
/// <param name="max">The exclusive upper bound</param>
public static long NextLong(long max)
{
return(GlobalRandom.NextLong(0, max));
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns a random angle(number between 0 and 2pi).
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public static float Angle()
{
return(GlobalRandom.NextFloat(GameMath.TwoPi));
}