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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[parent::love.math]]
 
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* [[love.math.randomseed]]
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* [[love.math.randomnormal]]
 
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* [[love.math.newRandomGenerator]]
 
* [[love.math.newRandomGenerator]]

Revision as of 02:27, 18 December 2013

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

Generates a pseudo random number in a platform independent way.

Function

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

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number number
The pseudo random number.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo random number in [0,max]

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( max )

Arguments

number max
The maximum possible value it should return.

Returns

number number
The pseudo random number.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo random number in [min, max].

Synopsis

number = love.math.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 number.

Examples

Generates a number between 1 and 100 inclusive, then prints it to the console window.

function love.load()
    randomNumber = love.math.random(1, 100)
end

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