Difference between revisions of "random"

Revision as of 06:42, 26 April 2007

1.00

Hover & click on the images for descriptions

Example 1:

_rNumber = random 1

i

Only post proven facts here. Report bugs on the feedback tracker. Use the Talk page or the Forums for discussions.

Be careful using random numbers in multiplayer, each client will come up with a different result. See multiplayer tutorials for more general information about locality.
The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number.
To return a whole number use either ceil or floor together with random.

x=floor(random 5) will return 0,1,2,3 or 4. x=ceil(random 5) will return 1,2,3,4 or 5.

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 * Be careful using random numbers in multiplayer, each client will come up with a different result. See multiplayer tutorials for more general information about locality.
-* The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number. To return a whole number combine '''random''' and '''[[floor]]''' e.g. x=floor(random 5) will return either 0,1,2,3 or 4 with equal likelihood.
+* The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number.<br>To return a whole number use either '''[[ceil]]''' or '''[[floor]]''' together with '''random'''.<br>
+ x=floor(random 5) will return 0,1,2,3 or 4.
+ x=ceil(random 5) will return 1,2,3,4 or 5.
 <!-- Note Section END -->
@@ Line 40: / Line 42: @@
 [[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46|RANDOM]]
 [[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|RANDOM]]
+[[Category:Command_Group:_Variables|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]