#27355 [Com]: rand() generates even-odd-even-odd numbers
| From: | cjbj at hotmail dot com | Date: | Mon, 23 Feb 2004 02:17:06 +0000 |
| Subject: | #27355 [Com]: rand() generates even-odd-even-odd numbers | ||
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ID: 27355
Comment by: cjbj at hotmail dot com
Reported By: chrisrogers at planetunreal dot com
Status: Open
Bug Type: Math related
Operating System: Windows
PHP Version: 4.3.4
New Comment:
May be related to bug 27052 which I reproduced (with the same pattern
too).
Previous Comments:
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[2004-02-22 15:25:20] chrisrogers at planetunreal dot com
Description:
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The rand() function under Windows XP Pro and possibly other Windows OSs
generates numbers in a strict even-odd-even-odd pattern. The pattern
doesn't occur on *nix OSs
Reproduce code:
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<?php
for (i = 0; i < 100; i++)
echo rand()."<br />\n";
?>
Expected result:
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expected numbers with no noticable pattern
Actual result:
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numbers were in an even-odd-even-odd pattern
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