Random float number generation

Question

How do I generate random floats in C++?

I thought I could take the integer rand and divide it by something, would that be adequate enough?

Answer 1

For C++, it can generate real float numbers within the range specified by dist variable

#include   //If it doesnt work then use   #include 
#include 

using namespace std;

typedef std::tr1::ranlux64_base_01 Myeng; 
typedef std::tr1::normal_distribution Mydist;

int main() { 
       Myeng eng; 
       eng.seed((unsigned int) time(NULL)); //initializing generator to January 1, 1970);
       Mydist dist(1,10); 

       dist.reset(); // discard any cached values 
       for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
       {
           std::cout << "a random value == " << (int)dist(eng) << std::endl; 
       }

       return (0);
}