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What is the different between rand () and srand ()

15th Sep 2017, 1:22 PM
Vibeeshanan Vibee
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rand gives you a pseudo random sequence of numbers. srand on each call sets the pointer to some location in the list which you are getting in . If you don't call it on each attempt or give it a fix seed it will give you the same sequence.
15th Sep 2017, 1:25 PM
Ekansh
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what did we put the time(0) thats mean we write srand (time (0)) this type
15th Sep 2017, 1:46 PM
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