Rand()

Description

FUNCTION: rand(num)

FUNCTION: rand(lower, upper)

In the first form, rand() returns an integer between 0 and num-1, inclusively. In the second form, rand() returns an integer between lower and upper, inclusively. Each integer within the range is equally likely to be returned by rand() – a flat distribution.

Related Topics: die(), lrand(), pickrand(), shuffle().

Examples

> say rand(10)

You say “6”

> say rand(10)

You say “1”

> say rand(-1,2)

You say “0”

(–Soylent 01:46, 3 December 2005 (EST))