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Return the next unsigned 32‐bit random number generated from the specified PCG‐based `generator`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_random.h>`

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static
uint32_t
generatePcg(xref:BloombergLP/bdlb/PcgRandomGenerator.adoc[PcgRandomGenerator]* generator);
----

== Return Value

the next unsigned 32‐bit random number

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *generator*
| PCG‐based generator used to produce the random number
|===


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