Posted 06 May 2008 - 07:04 PM
Here are the steps in order to generate random numbers from a given range.
1st, we get a return value from the random() function. This value will be between 0.0 & 1.0.
We then multiply this value with the difference of the maximum value, & one less than the minumum value in our given range.
After that, we use the floor() function, to convert it into an integer.
Lastly, add the minimum value of our given range, to the number we came up with from above.
<html> <head> <title>Javascript Random Numbers</title> </head> <body> <script language=Javascript> <!-- var rand_no = Math.floor((10-4)*Math.random()) + 5; alert(rand_no); --> </script> </body></html>
The code above generates a random number between 5 and 10. With 5 being our minimum, & 10 being our maximum.
Random number within an array
<html> <head> <title>Javascript Random Numbers</title> </head> <body> <script language="Javascript"> <!-- movie = new Array movie[1]="Casablanca" movie[2]="The Wizard of Oz" movie[3]="The Dirty Dozen" movie[4]="Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" movie[5]="The Five Heartbeats" movie[6]="Battleground" movie[7]="The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" movie[8]="The Battle for Heavy Water" movie[9]="My Blue Heaven" var rand_no = Math.floor((9-1)*Math.random()) + 1; document.write(movie[rand_no]); --> </script> </body></html>
The code example above generates a random number between 1 and 9. Again, with 1 being our minimum, & 9 being our maximum.
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