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NAME

Mathematical functions -

Functions

int caca_rand (int, int)

Generate a random integer within a range. unsigned int caca_sqrt (unsigned int)

Approximate a square root, using Newton's method to avoid costly floating point calculations.

Detailed Description

These functions provide a few useful math-related routines.

Function Documentation

int caca_rand (int min, int max)

Parameters: min The lower bound of the integer range.

max The upper bound of the integer range.

Returns: A random integer comprised between min and max, inclusive.

unsigned int caca_sqrt (unsigned int a)

Parameters: a A positive integer.

Returns: The approximate square root of a.