randomSeed: Sets and resets the .Random.seed in the global environment

In PSCBS: Analysis of Parent-Specific DNA Copy Numbers

Sets and resets the .Random.seed in the global environment

Description

Sets and resets the .Random.seed in the global environment.

Usage

 randomSeed(action=c("set", "advance", "reset", "get"), seed=NULL, kind=NULL, n=1L,
  backup=TRUE)

Arguments

action	A character string specifying the action.
seed	Random seed to be set; only for action="set". If length(seed) == 1, then set.seed(seed) is used, otherwise .Random.seed is assigned the value.
kind	(optional) A character string specifying type of random number generator to use, cf. RNGkind().
n	Number of random seeds to generate by action.
backup	If TRUE, the previous (seed, kind) state is recorded such that it can be reset later.

Value

Returns a .Random.seed. If more than one is returned, the they are returned as a list.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

PSCBS documentation built on May 29, 2024, 5:59 a.m.