Difference between revisions of "random"

Revision as of 16:50, 20 September 2007

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 0, 1,2,3,4 or 5. (0 is unlikely, but possible, as ceil 0 is 0)

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 * 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.
+  x=ceil(random 5) will return 0, 1,2,3,4 or 5. (0 is unlikely, but possible, as ceil 0 is 0)
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