That makes sense (though you'd need $r instead of r)!That said, rand()%$max is generally unwise as it skews the distribution. (rand()/getrandmax())*$max won't skew the distribution. PHP also provides a rand($min, $max) overload - I'm not sure which method that uses, but it's probably easier to use that!
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benryves Now I'm radioactive! That can't be good!,
Tue 28 Apr 2009, 14:13,
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Gaaaahhhh!!! The more I look, the worse it gets!PHP:rand() says: "On some platforms (such as Windows), getrandmax() is only 32768."
WHAT??!!! That's like helpfully including free exploding poisoned razor blades with the programming language you ordered!
"... consider using mt_rand() instead."
It depends what you want the pseudo-randomness for, but if patterning will have a serious bad effect, you might want to use mt_rand() instead. Don't forget to think about how it is seeded, too!
(WHAT??!!! That's like helpfully including free exploding poisoned razor blades with the programming language you ordered!
"... consider using mt_rand() instead."
It depends what you want the pseudo-randomness for, but if patterning will have a serious bad effect, you might want to use mt_rand() instead. Don't forget to think about how it is seeded, too!
Bee Nice |-|,
Tue 28 Apr 2009, 14:33,
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