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<h2 style="color:#000066">'''random ''x'''''</h2> | <h2 style="color:#000066">'''random ''x'''''</h2> | ||
'''Operand types:''' | '''Operand types:''' | ||
x: [[Number]] | '''x:''' [[Number]] | ||
'''Type of returned value:''' | '''Type of returned value:''' | ||
Number | [[Number]] | ||
'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' | ||
Random real value from 0 to x. | Random real value from 0 to '''x'''. | ||
'''Example:''' | '''Example:''' | ||
_rNumber = '''random''' 1 | _rNumber = '''random''' 1 | ||
'''Comments''' | '''Comments''' | ||
Be careful using random numbers in multiplayer, each client will come up with something different. | |||
Be careful using random numbers in multiplayer, each client will come up with something different. See multiplayer tutorials for more general information about locality. | See multiplayer tutorials for more general information about locality. | ||
The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number (e.g. 1, 4, 76, etc.). | The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number (e.g. 1, 4, 76, etc.). | ||
To return a whole number combine [[random]] and [[mod]]. | To return a whole number combine [[random]] and [[mod]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:25, 15 April 2006
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random x
Operand types:
x: Number
Type of returned value:
Description:
Random real value from 0 to x.
Example:
_rNumber = random 1
Comments
Be careful using random numbers in multiplayer, each client will come up with something different. See multiplayer tutorials for more general information about locality.
The number returned is unlikely to be a whole number (e.g. 1, 4, 76, etc.).