[Ns-bugs] [Bug 369] New: RandomVariable: GetValue ->GenerateValue ?

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http://www.nsnam.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=369

           Summary: RandomVariable: GetValue ->GenerateValue ?
           Product: ns-3
           Version: ns-3-dev
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: minor
          Priority: P3
         Component: simulation core
        AssignedTo: ns-bugs at isi.edu
        ReportedBy: gjcarneiro at gmail.com


Real story.  I was teaching a colleague to use random variables for scheduling,
with code like this:

Time t = Seconds (0);
ExponentialVariable rng (5.14);
for (n = 0; n < 10000; n++)
{
    Schedule (t, ...);
    t += rng.GetValue ();
}

He asks, "shouldn't the 'ExponentialVariable rng (5.14)' part be inside the for
loop?".  I had to explain to him that rng.GetValue () actually generates a new
value each time it is called.  We came to the conclusion that perhaps
GenerateValue () would be a better method name.

So I leave here that thought for your consideration...


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