randgeometricreference() - 5.2 English - 68552

AOCL API Guide (68552)

Document ID
68552
Release Date
2025-12-29
Version
5.2 English
void SRANDGEOMETRICREFERENCE(float *p, float *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#
void DRANDGEOMETRICREFERENCE(double *p, double *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#
void srandgeometricreference_(float *p, float *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#
void drandgeometricreference_(double *p, double *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#
void srandgeometricreference(float p, float *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#
void drandgeometricreference(double p, double *ref, rng_int_t *lref, rng_int_t *info)#

Setsup a double precision reference vector for generating a vector of random variates from a geometric distribution via calls to drandgeneraldiscrete.

Parameters:
  • p[in] Distribution parameter, EPS < p <= 1.0 where EPS is the machine precision

  • ref[out] Reference vector, ref(lref)

  • lref[inout] On Entry: Either -1, or Length of ref. lref >= RNG_INT_T(30/p)+8 On Exit: If lref = -1 then lref is set to a recommended value and the function returns; otherwise lref is not altered

  • info[out]

    Error code

    1 = Everything OK, but reference vector not set up, due to lref being -1 on entry

    0 = Everything OK

    -1 to -3 = Error in parameter, abs(info)