How to get current seed from C++ rand()?

Question

I generate a few thousand object in my program based on the C++ rand() function. Keeping them in the memory would be exhaustive. Is there a way to copy the CURRENT

Answer 1

The random number generation classes in C++11 support operator<< to store their state (mostly the seed) and operator>> to read it back in. So, basically, before you create your objects, save the state, then when you need to re-generate same sequence, read the state back in, and off you go.