public static T ChooseRange <T>(T[] list, int min, int max) where T : IWeighted
{
//Grab a random value right quick, make sure the list is working and all
T choice = Weighted.Choose(list);
//4096 changes to pick a number from the range.
//If it takes longer than that something isn't right.
for (int i = 0; i < 4096; i++)
{
choice = Choose(list);
if (choice.Value is int)
{
int x = (int)choice.Value;
if (x >= min && x <= max)
{
return(choice);
}
}
}
if (choice is WeightedGeneric <int> )
{
int w = choice.Weight;
choice = Activator.CreateInstance <T>();
choice.Value = min < max?BetterRng.Twister.Next(min, max) : BetterRng.Twister.Next(Math.Max(min, max));
choice.Weight = w;
return(choice);
}
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(min) + nameof(max), "The requested value was not in the Min/Max range supplied.");
}
public static T Choose <T>(this List <T> list) where T : IWeighted
{
return(Weighted.Choose(list));
}