diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index 947130753e0009266c86c9ae0547e24be71059d8..85a6f394f010f8d189072e855ce0e402e10bfef0 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -828,19 +828,6 @@ <entry><literal>0.785398163397448</literal></entry> </row> - <row> - <entry> - <indexterm> - <primary>random</primary> - </indexterm> - <literal><function>random()</function></literal> - </entry> - <entry><type>dp</type></entry> - <entry>random value in the range 0.0 <= x < 1.0</entry> - <entry><literal>random()</literal></entry> - <entry></entry> - </row> - <row> <entry> <indexterm> @@ -862,20 +849,6 @@ <entry><literal>42.44</literal></entry> </row> - <row> - <entry> - <indexterm> - <primary>setseed</primary> - </indexterm> - <literal><function>setseed(<type>dp</type>)</function></literal> - </entry> - <entry><type>void</type></entry> - <entry>set seed for subsequent <literal>random()</literal> calls (value between -1.0 and - 1.0, inclusive)</entry> - <entry><literal>setseed(0.54823)</literal></entry> - <entry></entry> - </row> - <row> <entry> <indexterm> @@ -951,6 +924,56 @@ </tgroup> </table> + <para> + <xref linkend="functions-math-random-table"> shows functions for + generating random numbers. + </para> + + <table id="functions-math-random-table"> + <title>Random Functions</title> + + <tgroup cols="3"> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Function</entry> + <entry>Return Type</entry> + <entry>Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <indexterm> + <primary>random</primary> + </indexterm> + <literal><function>random()</function></literal> + </entry> + <entry><type>dp</type></entry> + <entry>random value in the range 0.0 <= x < 1.0</entry> + </row> + + <row> + <entry> + <indexterm> + <primary>setseed</primary> + </indexterm> + <literal><function>setseed(<type>dp</type>)</function></literal> + </entry> + <entry><type>void</type></entry> + <entry>set seed for subsequent <literal>random()</literal> calls (value between -1.0 and + 1.0, inclusive)</entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + + <para> + The characteristics of the values returned by + <literal><function>random()</function></literal> depend + on the system implementation. It is not suitable for cryptographic + applications; see <xref linkend="pgcrypto"> module for an alternative. + </para> + <para> Finally, <xref linkend="functions-math-trig-table"> shows the available trigonometric functions. All trigonometric functions