std::expone...tion::param(3)

💅 std::expone...tion::param(3) — C++ Standard Libary

okay bestie, gather round, because today's episode of "the C++ standard library is a vibe" is about std::exponential_distribution::param — yes that's the full name, the manpage header literally truncates it to std::expone...tion::param(3) because even the doc generator ran out of breath 💀

This one lives in the C++ Standard Libary (that spelling is straight from the source, not me, I would never 🙈) and it's basically the little handler that Manages the associated distribution parameter set. Iconic. Low maintenance. Does exactly one job and does it well.

✨ Synopsis ✨

param_type param() const;               (1) (since C++11)
void param( const param_type& params ); (2) (since C++11)

So the way this works, bestie: it Manages the associated distribution parameter set. That's the whole job description and honestly? Respect. 🫶

Two flavors, both since C++11 so they've been here since literally forever in C++ years:

1. Returns the associated parameter set. Just hands it to you. No drama, no side effects, pure vibes ✨
2. Sets the associated parameter set to params. New contents, who dis 💅

Not me having to say this: the getter is const, the setter takes const param_type&. Character for character, bestie — don't "fix" it.

🌸 Parameters 🌸

• params — new contents of the associated parameter set. That's it. That's the whole parameter list. She's a simple girlie 🎀

💖 Return value 💖

1. The associated parameter set. (a whole parameter set, handed to you, no cap 👑)
2. (none) — the setter returns nothing, it's giving strong silent type energy 🌈

⭐ Complexity ⭐

Constant. literally constant. O(1) queen — she does not scale with your input size and she is NOT sorry 🦋

real talk though: this manpage is short because the function is short, so there's genuinely nothing hiding in here. What you see is what you get, fr fr 💜

and that's the tea 🍓 — page std::expone...tion::param(3), from the fine folks at http://cppreference.com, dated 2024.06.10. go forth and manage your parameter sets, bestie, i believe in you 😭💖