# PetscRandomSetType

Builds a context for generating particular type of random numbers.

### Synopsis

    #include "petscsys.h"
    PetscErrorCode PETSC_DLLEXPORT PetscRandomSetType(PetscRandom rnd, PetscRandomType type)

Collective on PetscRandom

### Input Parameters

| rnd | - The random number generator context
| type | - The name of the random type

### Options Database Key

-random_type <type> -Sets the random type; use -help for a list of available types

### Notes

See "petsc/include/petscsys.h" for available random types (for instance, PETSCRAND48, PETSCRAND).

### Keywords

random, set, type

### See Also

PetscRandomGetType(), PetscRandomCreate()

Level:intermediate
Location:src/sys/random/interface/randreg.c
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