1 // random.cpp - Random number generation.
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23 int GenerateRandomNumber(int powerOf){
25 // Get four bytes from /dev/urandom.
29 ifstream randomFilehandle("/dev/urandom", ios::in|ios::binary);
30 char *randomDataInput;
32 randomDataInput = new char [4];
33 randomFilehandle.read(randomDataInput, 4);
35 // Seed the randomiser!
37 srand(*randomDataInput);
38 delete [] randomDataInput;
40 randomFilehandle.close();
42 int powerOfCalculation = (int)pow(2, (double)powerOf);
43 int randomNumber = rand() % powerOfCalculation;