How to select a random element in std::set?

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Published on 2010-06-16T11:26:11Z Indexed on 2010/06/16 11:32 UTC
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How can I select a random element in an std::set?

I naively tried this:

int GetSample(const std::set<int>& s) {
  double r = rand() % s.size();
  return *(s.begin() + r); // compile error
}

But the operator+ is not allowed in this way.

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