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mlib_signalgaussnoiseinit_f32

mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32(3MLIB)			    mediaLib Library Functions			      mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32(3MLIB)

NAME

       mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32 - Gaussian noise generation

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmlib [ library... ]
       #include <mlib.h>

       mlib_status mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32(void **state, mlib_f32 mag, mlib_f32 mean, mlib_f32 stddev, mlib_f32 seed);

DESCRIPTION

       The  mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32() function allocates memory for an internal state structure and converts the parameters into an internal
       representation.

PARAMETERS

       The function takes the following arguments:

       state	       Internal state structure.

       mag	       Magnitude of the Gaussian noise to be generated, in Q15 format.

       mean	       Mean of the Gaussian noise.

       stddev	       Standard deviation of the Gaussian noise.

       seed	       Seed value for the pseudorandom number generator.

RETURN VALUES

       The function returns MLIB_SUCCESS if successful. Otherwise it returns MLIB_FAILURE.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Evolving			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |MT-Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    9 Nov 2004				      mlib_SignalGaussNoiseInit_F32(3MLIB)