PHP rand() Function
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Definition and Usage
The rand() function generates a random integer.
If this function is called without parameters, it returns a random
integer between 0 and RAND_MAX.
If you want a random number between 10 and 100 (inclusive), use rand
(10,100).
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| min,max |
Optional. Specifies the range the random number should lie
within |
Tips and Notes
Note: On some platforms (such as Windows) RAND_MAX is only 32768. So,
if you require
a range larger than 32768, you can specify min and max, or use the mt_rand()
function instead.
Note: In PHP 4.2.0 and later, there is no need to seed the random generator with srand().
This is done automatically.
Tip: The mt_rand() function generates a better random value than this function!
Example
In this example we will return some random numbers:
<?php
echo(rand() . "<br />");
echo(rand() . "<br />");
echo(rand(10,100))
?>
|
The output of the code above could be:
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