At 13:35 2002-03-11 -0800, William R Ward wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (_brian_d_foy) writes:
> > here's the patch. if no one complains after a few days i'll commit it.
>[...]
> > +Use the following simple function. It selects a random integer between
> > +(and possibly including!) the two given integers, e.g.,
> > +C<random_int_in(50,120)>
>It might include the minimum, but not the maximum. From perlfunc:
>
> rand Returns a random fractional number greater than or
> equal to "0" and less than the value of EXPR.
>
>If you integerize it and add an offset, it will never be equal to the
>maximum, though it might be equal to the minimum...
The source says:
return $min + int rand(1 + $max - $min);
Doesn't that do what you said it should, the way it says it should?
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