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Tim Düsterhus 7453a50321 random: Add description to extension constants (#2018)
* random: Add description to extension constants

* random: Improve explanation for the `MT_RAND_*` constants
2022-11-22 13:10:33 +01:00

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<appendix xml:id="random.constants" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
&reftitle.constants;
&extension.constants.core;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry xml:id="constant.mt-rand-mt19937">
<term>
<constant>MT_RAND_MT19937</constant>
(<type>integer</type>)
</term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
Indicates that the correct <link xlink:href="&url.random.mersenne-twister;">Mt19937</link> (Mersenne Twister)
implementation will be used by the algorithm, when creating a <classname>Random\Engine\Mt19937</classname> instance
using <function>Random\Engine\Mt19937::__construct</function> or seeding the global Mersenne Twister
with <function>mt_srand</function>.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry xml:id="constant.mt-rand-php">
<term>
<constant>MT_RAND_PHP</constant>
(<type>integer</type>)
</term>
<listitem>
<simpara>
Indicates that an incorrect Mersenne Twister implementation will be used by the algorithm, when
creating a <classname>Random\Engine\Mt19937</classname> instance using <function>Random\Engine\Mt19937::__construct</function>
or seeding the global Mersenne Twister with <function>mt_srand</function>.
</simpara>
<simpara>
The incorrect implementation is available for backwards compatibility with
<function>mt_srand</function> prior to PHP 7.1.0.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</appendix>
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