function state = randomseed(setseed)

% RANDOMSEED retrieves or sets the random seed, taking into account the different
% MATLAB version specific methods
%
% Use as
%   state = randomseed(setseed)
%
% INPUT
% setseed    []              does not reset the state, but saves out the state for future use
%            integer         seed value to set to specifc state
%            state vector    state value (vector) output from previous call to setting the state
%
% OUTPUT
% state      vector of current state (or seed only)
%
% The output can be used as input re-create the same random number sequence

% Copyright (C) 2011, Johanna Zumer
%
% This file is part of FieldTrip, see http://www.ru.nl/neuroimaging/fieldtrip
% for the documentation and details.
%
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%
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if nargin<1
  setseed = [];
end
state = [];

if isempty(setseed)
  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  % save out rand state for later use
  
  if ~ft_platform_supports('randomized_PRNG_on_startup')
    % old MATLAB versions (< = v7.3)
    rand('twister', sum(100*clock)) % can fail otherwise, if first time rand is called per MATLAB session
  end
  
  if ft_platform_supports('rng')
    % Recent MATLAB versions
    s = rng;
    state = s.State;
  elseif ft_platform_supports('rand-state')
    % GNU Octave
    state = rand('state');
  elseif ft_platform_supports('RandStream.setDefaultStream')
    % older MATLAB versions
    stream = RandStream.getDefaultStream;
    state = stream.State;
  else
    % fallback
    state = rand('twister');
  end
  
else
  %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
  % seedval is the random seed value specified by the user
  
  if ft_platform_supports('rng')
    % Recent MATLAB versions
    if isscalar(setseed)
      rng(setseed, 'twister')
      s = rng;
    elseif isnumeric(setseed)
      s.Type = 'twister';
      s.State = setseed;
      s.Seed = 0;
      rng(s);
    else
      s.Type = 'Legacy';
      s.Seed = 'Not applicable';
      s.State = setseed;
      rng(s);
    end
    state = s.State;
    
  elseif ft_platform_supports('rand-state')
    % GNU Octave
    if isscalar(setseed)
      rand('seed', setseed);
    else
      rand('state', setseed);
    end
    
  elseif ft_platform_supports('RandStream.setDefaultStream')
    % older MATLAB versions
    if isscalar(setseed)
      stream = RandStream('mt19937ar', 'Seed', setseed);
    else
      stream = RandStream.getDefaultStream;
      stream.State = setseed;
    end
    RandStream.setDefaultStream(stream);
    state = stream.State;
  else
    % fallback
    rand('twister', setseed);
    state = rand('twister');
  end
  
end % set or get the seed

if nargin && nargout && isempty(state)
  % the output should be the same as the user-supplied input
  % this will guarantee tehe same random sequence repeatedly
  state = setseed;
end