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$rand with decimals #163616 02/11/06 02:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 546 J jaytea OP Fjord artisan
OP jaytea Fjord artisan J Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 546	i realize of course it doesn't make sense for $rand to support decimals, but if you try //echo -a $rand(1.1,1.7) for example, you'll run into 3 on average 1/8 of the time (according to some quick tests), 1 about 1/4 of the time, and 2 the rest isn't it standard for identifiers that don't accept decimals to take the integer value of the given parameters, so $rand(1.1,1.7) would be interpreted as $rand(1,1)? this behavior wouldn't be explained by the numbers being rounded to the nearest integer since 3 shows up, then there's the seemingly weighted randomness :S i wonder wats happening "The only excuse for making a useless script is that one admires it intensely" - Oscar Wilde

Re: $rand with decimals #163617 02/11/06 03:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands M Mpdreamz Hoopy frood
Mpdreamz Hoopy frood M Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 759 Arnhem, The Netherlands	Good catch, where the hell does that 3 come from haha. $maybe

Re: $rand with decimals #163618 02/11/06 08:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 468 Mars symphony Fjord artisan
symphony Fjord artisan Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 468 Mars	Good catch!

Re: $rand with decimals #163619 02/11/06 09:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,424 London, UK Khaled Hoopy frood
Khaled Hoopy frood Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,424 London, UK	Thanks this has been fixed for the next version.

Re: $rand with decimals #163620 03/11/06 01:25 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 166 Kuwait B b1ink Vogon poet
b1ink Vogon poet B Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 166 Kuwait	good catch! catch?? Kind Regards, blink

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