rngSetSeed (version 0.3-3)
Seeding the Default RNG with a Numeric Vector
Description
A function setVectorSeed() is provided. Its argument
is a numeric vector of an arbitrary nonzero length, whose
components have integer values from [0, 2^32-1]. The input
vector is transformed using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)
algorithm into an initial state of Mersenne-Twister random
number generator. The function provides a better alternative
to the R base function set.seed(), if the input vector is
a single integer. Initializing a stream of random numbers
with a vector is a convenient way to obtain several streams,
each of which is identified by several integer indices.