irace (version 4.2.0)

random_seed: Get, set and restore the state of the random number generator state.

Description

Get, set and restore the state of the random number generator state.

Usage

get_random_seed()
set_random_seed(seed)
restore_random_seed(seed)

Value

get_random_seed() returns a list with two components random_seed and rng_kind or NULL if no seed was set; set_random_seed() and restore_random_seed() do not return anything.

Arguments

seed

(list()|integer(1))
Either an integer or the list returned gy get_random_seed().

Details

These functions originate from the withr package.

Examples

old_seed <- get_random_seed()
on.exit(restore_random_seed(old_seed))
set_random_seed(42)
value1 <- runif(1)
set_random_seed(42)
value2 <- runif(1)
stopifnot(all.equal(value1,value2))