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| − | The following example | + | The following example sets the macro <tt>n</tt> to contain a randomly selected number between 1 and 10. |
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| + | \ctxlua{math.randomseed( os.time() )} | ||
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\starttext | \starttext | ||
\getrandomnumber \n {1} {10} | \getrandomnumber \n {1} {10} | ||
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| + | The first line of the code initializes the random number generator. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:17, 31 March 2014
Overview
The \getrandomnumber command provides a mechanism to create a macro initialized to a random value.
Example
The following example sets the macro n to contain a randomly selected number between 1 and 10.
\ctxlua{math.randomseed( os.time() )} \starttext \getrandomnumber \n {1} {10} \n \stoptext
The first line of the code initializes the random number generator.
