VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

random - Function

Mathematical function


Description

Generates a pseudo random number in the range 0.0 <= number <= 1.0.

Syntax

random(seed)

FLOAT

seed;

Principal parameters

None.

Optional parameters

seed	- A start value 0.0 <= seed <= 1.0

Return value

A FLOAT.

Comments

If no seed is given a default value of 0.0 will be used. For a given seed random will always return the same series of random numbers. One way to make random more random is to use something really random as a seed. The time of the day is one possibility.