The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference, 2nd Edition
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison Wesley Longman, 2012
Copyright © 2012 by Pearson Education, Inc. and Nicolai M. Josuttis
#include <random>
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
void printNumbers (std::default_random_engine& dre)
{
for (int i=0; i<6; ++i) {
std::cout << dre() << " ";
}
std::cout << std::endl;
}
int main()
{
// create engine and generate numbers
std::default_random_engine dre;
printNumbers(dre);
// create equal engine and generate numbers
std::default_random_engine dre2; // same initial state as dre
printNumbers(dre2);
// create engine with initial state specified by a seed
std::default_random_engine dre3(42);
printNumbers(dre3);
// save state of engine dre
std::stringstream engineState;
engineState << dre;
// generate numbers according to current state of dre
printNumbers(dre);
// restore saved state of engine dre and create numbers again
engineState >> dre;
printNumbers(dre);
// restore saved state of engine dre, skip 2 numbers and create numbers again
engineState.clear(); // clear EOF bit
engineState.seekg(0); // and move read position to the beginning
engineState >> dre;
dre.discard(2);
printNumbers(dre);
}