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# PetscRandomGetValuesReal

Generates a sequence of real random numbers. Call this after first calling PetscRandomCreate().

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode  PetscRandomGetValuesReal(PetscRandom r, PetscInt n, PetscReal *val)

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

| r | - the random number generator context
| n | - number of random numbers to generate

### Output Parameter

| val | - the array to hold the values

### Notes

Use VecSetRandom() to set the elements of a vector to random numbers.

### See Also

PetscRandomCreate(), PetscRandomDestroy(), VecSetRandom(), PetscRandomGetValues()

### Level

intermediate

### Location

src/sys/classes/random/interface/random.c

### Examples

src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex21.c.html
src/ksp/ksp/tutorials/ex82.c.html

### Implementations

PetscRandomGetValuesReal_CURAND in src/sys/classes/random/impls/curand/curand.c
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