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FAQ Topic - How do I generate a random integer in [1..N]?
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function Random(x) { return Math.floor(x*Math.random()) }
gives a random number in the range 0..(x-1);
« Random(N)+1 » for [1..N]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/js56jsmthrandom.asp
http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/math.htm
How to Deal and Shuffle:
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-randm.htm
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FAQ Topic - How do I generate a random integer in [1..N]?
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function Random(x) { return Math.floor(x*Math.random()) }
gives a random number in the range 0..(x-1);
« Random(N)+1 » for [1..N]
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/js56jsmthrandom.asp
http://docs.sun.com/source/816-6408-10/math.htm
How to Deal and Shuffle:
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-randm.htm
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Postings such as this are automatically sent once a day. Their
goal is to answer repeated questions, and to offer the content to
the community for continuous evaluation/improvement. The complete
comp.lang.javascript FAQ is at http://www.jibbering.com/faq/.
The FAQ workers are a group of volunteers.