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generating random numbers?

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Started by jimiwa June 04, 2004 12:58 PM

3 comments, last by jimiwa 19 years, 10 months ago

jimiwa

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June 04, 2004 12:58 PM

What function should I use to generate random numbers and how do I set the random number seed to the timer? I''m using Visual C++ .net, just in case that makes any difference (I don''t know if it does or not)

Fruny

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June 04, 2004 01:01 PM

STFW.

"Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." — Brian W. Kernighan

dave768k

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June 04, 2004 01:13 PM

you use .NET, so just use the Random class, like this

Random rnd = new Random();int i = rnd.Next(0, 9);

this will generate an integer between 0 and 9

[edited by - dave768k on June 4, 2004 2:20:18 PM]

Anonymous

June 04, 2004 01:22 PM

rand() for the random number and srand(timeGetTime()) to seed it

Venerable Vampire

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June 05, 2004 02:30 PM

or srandomdev() to seed it

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