Function

Summary

Creates an object of type mt-random-state .

Package

lispworks

Signature

make-mt-random-state &optional state => new-state

Arguments

state

nil , t or an object of type mt-random-state . The default is nil .

Values

new-state

A new object of type mt-random-state .

Description

The function make-mt-random-state creates a new object of type mt-random-state which is suitable for use as the value of *mt-random-state* .

If state is an object of type mt-random-state , then new-state is a copy of state . If state is nil , then new-state is a copy of the value of *mt-random-state* . If state is t then new-state is an object of type mt-random-state initialized using a call to get-universal-time .

make-mt-random-state is analogous to cl:make-random-state .

See also

mt-random
*mt-random-state*
mt-random-state