RANDOM

NAME

random - Random number generator.

SYNOPSIS

random([min:integer, max:integer, seed:integer, init:bool);

DESCRIPTION

This function generates a random number. This number will be contained between the set minimum (by default it is 0) and the set maximum (by default it is RAND_MAX). If "init" is true, the sequence is initialized by a seed (by default, the current is in microseconds).

For a same seed, the sequence is always the same.

Then function RAND_MAX() returns the maximum random number as a double.

EXAMPLES

Note: In the followings examples, the _ between the { should be removed to make it work.

res={_{random(seed:1,init:true)/RAND_MAX(); }}. return res=.840188.
res={_{
                random(min:4,max:17,init:true,seed:1);
                " " ;random(min:4,max:7);
                " " ;random(min:4,max:7);
                " " ;random(min:4,max:7);
}}. return res=15 5 7 7.
res={_{random(min:1,max:6,seed:1,init:true); }}. return res=6.
res={_{
                random(min:1,max:6,seed:1,init:true);
                b=0; n=0;
                for(i=0;i<20;++i)  do
                        " ";a=random(min:1,max:6); a; b+=a; n++;
                endfor
                ", b=";b;
                ", n=";n;
                ", avg="; b / n;
}}. return res=6 3 5 5 6 2 3 5 2 4 3 4 3 4 6 6 4 5 1 4 1, b=76, n=20, avg=3.

for(i=0;i<80;++i)  do
        a=random(min:0x21,max:0x7a); chr(a);
endfor

might return

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AUTHOR

Written by Pierre Laplante and Caroline Laplante, <laplante@sednove.com>