Access a fast, pre-initialized generator

This is a handle to the local ThreadRng.

See also crate::rngs for alternatives.

Example

use rand::prelude::*;

# fn main() {

let mut numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
numbers.shuffle(&mut rand::rng());
println!("Numbers: {numbers:?}");

// Using a local binding avoids an initialization-check on each usage:
let mut rng = rand::rng();

println!("True or false: {}", rng.random::<bool>());
println!("A simulated die roll: {}", rng.random_range(1..=6));
# }

Security

Refer to [ThreadRng#Security].