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Generates a pseudo-random number in a platform independent manner. The default [love.run] seeds this function at startup, so you generally don't need to seed it yourself.
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Generates a pseudo-random number in a platform independent manner. The default [[love.run]] seeds this function at startup, so you generally don't need to seed it yourself.
  
 
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== Other Languages ==
 
== Other Languages ==
 
{{i18n|love.math.random}}
 
{{i18n|love.math.random}}

Revision as of 13:43, 27 April 2019

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

Generates a pseudo-random number in a platform independent manner. The default love.run seeds this function at startup, so you generally don't need to seed it yourself.

Function

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

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number number
The pseudo-random number.

Function

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

Synopsis

number = love.math.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 within [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 integer number.

Examples

Generates a number between 1 and 100 (both inclusive).

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

See Also


Other Languages