[ios] Random Thoughts: Rand() vs. arc4random()

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There are several built-in randomizers on the iPhone, and most people's first thought is to use rand() after seeding it by calling

srandom(time(NULL));

But... rand() is really not a very good PRNG. random() is a little better, but still less then ideal. Fortunately, these are not the only ones available on the iPhone. Personally, I like arc4random() because it's a decent pseudo-random algorithm and has twice the range or rand().

On the iPhone, RAND_MAX is 0x7fffffff (2147483647), while arc4random() will return a maximum value of 0x100000000 (4294967296), giving much more precision. You also don't need to seed arc4random(), as the first call to it automatically seeds it. 

결론은 arc4random() 을 사용하자.

[출처] http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-thoughts-rand-vs-arc4random.html