QBasic 1.1: RND Function
Explanation
RANDOMIZE Statement, RND Function
RANDOMIZE initializes the random-number generator.
RND returns a single-precision random number between 0 and 1.
Worth knowing
Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic, QuickBasic and Visual Basic for DOS.
Syntax
| RANDOMIZE [seed%] |
| RND[(n#)] |
Description / Parameter(s)
| seed% |
A number used to initialize the random-number generator. If omitted, RANDOMIZE prompts for it. |
| n# |
A value that sets how RND generates the next random number: |
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| n# | RND returns |
| Less than 0 | The same number for any n# |
| Greater than 0 (or omitted) | The next random number |
| 0 | The last number generated |
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Example
RANDOMIZE TIMER
x% = INT(RND * 6) + 1
y% = INT(RND * 6) + 1
PRINT "Roll of two dice: die 1 ="; x%; "and die 2 ="; y%