El 05/04/2017 a las 18:09, Bart escribió: > http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/current/rtl/system/random.html > > "Random returns a random number larger or equal to 0 and strictly less than L" > > However random(a negative number) returns a number <= 0 and > L > > > program r; > begin > randomize; > writeln('Random(-10) = ',Random(-10)); > end. > > C:\Users\Bart\LazarusProjecten>test > random(-10) = -1 > C:\Users\Bart\LazarusProjecten>test > random(-10) = -4 > > Maybe my understanding of English ("strictly less than") is not > correct, so I ask here before posting as a bugreport.
I've never used negative values, so this is just a guess: random(+10) will output numbres 0..9 random(-10) will output numbres -9..0 so, it is equivalent to -random(10) -- Saludos Santi s...@ciberpiula.net _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
