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Generating random integers (vs. floats)

by Zachary Seldess · in Torque Game Engine · 07/06/2007 (4:17 pm) · 3 replies

Hi everyone,

Is there a simple way to the getRandom() function to generate integers?

This is what I did to generate a true/false scenario, theres' got to be a better way...

if(%b <= 0.9 && %b >= 0.1){
   %bdirection = mFloor(getRandom(1.99));
   if(%bdirection == 0.0)
      %b += 0.01;
   else
      %b -= 0.01;
}
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Torque Owner Caleb
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#1
07/06/2007 (4:27 pm)
This is how you can use getRandom: getRandom(minNum, maxNum);

So to get a fifty-fifty chance: %num = getRandom(0, 1);

Torque Owner Zachary Seldess
#2
07/06/2007 (10:44 pm)
I thought when you specified getRandom(0, 1); you will get a range of FLOATS between 0.0 and 1.0, not just the two possibilities that I'm going for (0 and 1). Does the type of the parameter dictate the behavior of the function - in other words, if I use "0 and 1" instead of "0. and 1.", will I get an int output?

NewGuy1month
#3
08/27/2012 (4:28 pm)
It gives you a float if you *don't* specify numbers. As soon as a number is added, it becomes an integer.