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/* <license>
 * This file is part of the dis-Emi-A HaXe Library. Copyright © edA-qa mort-ora-y
 * For full copyright and license information please refer to doc/license.txt.
 * </license> 
 */
package mathx;

/**
 * Defines the form of a random number generator.
 *
 * Class "Random" has constructors for many of the standard
 * generators
 *
 * HAXE: haXe's templates are like Java's and thus this class is not
 * as useful as one would hope.  One cannot determine at run-time
 * which type of RandGen one has, which causes problems in TypeConvert
 */
interface RandGen<T>
{
	/** 
	 * Returns the next random item from this generator
	 */
	public function next() : Dynamic;
	
	/**
	 * RandGen's must be convertible to Strings in a fashion that
	 * can be later parsed
	 */
	public function toString() : String;
}