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== Function ==
 
== Function ==
Get uniformly distributed pseudo random number in [0,1].
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Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random number within [0, 1].
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
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None.
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|number|number|The pseudo random number.}}
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{{param|number|number|The pseudo-random number.}}
  
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
Get uniformly distributed pseudo random number in [0,max]
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Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random integer number within [1, max]
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
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=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|number|number|The pseudo random number.}}
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{{param|number|number|The pseudo-random integer number.}}
 
== Function ==
 
== Function ==
Get uniformly distributed pseudo random number in [min, max].
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Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random integer number within [min, max].
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
=== Synopsis ===
 
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{{param|number|max|The maximum possible value it should return.}}
 
=== Returns ===
 
=== Returns ===
{{param|number|number|The pseudo random number.}}
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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[[Category:Functions]]
 
[[Category:Functions]]
{{#set:Description=Generates a pseudo random number in a platform independent way.}}
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{{#set:Description=Generates a pseudo-random number in a platform independent manner.}}
 
== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|RandomGenerator:random}}
 
{{i18n|RandomGenerator:random}}

Revision as of 07:38, 31 October 2015

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Generates a pseudo-random number in a platform independent manner.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random number within [0, 1].

Synopsis

number = RandomGenerator:random( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number number
The pseudo-random number.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random integer number within [1, max]

Synopsis

number = RandomGenerator:random( max )

Arguments

number max
The maximum possible value it should return.

Returns

number number
The pseudo-random integer number.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo-random integer number within [min, max].

Synopsis

number = RandomGenerator:random( min, max )

Arguments

number min
The minimum possible value it should return.
number max
The maximum possible value it should return.

Returns

number number
The pseudo-random integer number.

See Also

Other Languages