# Function rand::sample [−] [src]

    pub fn sample<T, I, R>(rng: &mut R, iterable: I, amount: usize) -> Vec<T> where I: IntoIterator<Item=T>, R: Rng

Randomly sample up to `amount` elements from an iterator.

# Example

    use rand::{thread_rng, sample};

    let mut rng = thread_rng();
    let sample = sample(&mut rng, 1..100, 5);
    println!("{:?}", sample);

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