cvs: phpdoc /en/reference/math/functions mt-rand.xml mt-srand.xml rand.xml srand.xml

sander Sun May 12 09:18:55 2002 EDT Modified files: /phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions mt-rand.xml mt-srand.xml rand.xml srand.xml Log: Added notes that seeding is no longer necessary since 4.2.0 Index: phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-rand.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-rand.xml:1.2 phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-rand.xml:1.3 --- phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-rand.xml:1.2 Wed Apr 17 02:39:54 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-rand.xml Sun May 12 09:18:54 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ --> <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 --> <refentry id="function.mt-rand"> <refnamediv> @@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ (5, 15)</literal>. </simpara> <simpara> - Remember to seed the random number generator before use with - <function>mt_srand</function>. + In older versions of PHP, you had to seed the random number generator + before use with <function>mt_srand</function>. Since 4.2.0 this is no + longer necessary. </simpara> <note> <para> Index: phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-srand.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-srand.xml:1.2 phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-srand.xml:1.3 --- phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-srand.xml:1.2 Wed Apr 17 02:39:54 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/mt-srand.xml Sun May 12 09:18:54 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ --> <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 --> <refentry id="function.mt-srand"> <refnamediv> @@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ </programlisting> </informalexample> </para> + <note> + <para> + Since PHP 4.2.0 it's no longer necessary to seed the random number + generator before using it. + </para> + </note> <simpara> See also <function>mt_rand</function>, <function>mt_getrandmax</function>, <function>srand</function>, Index: phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/rand.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/rand.xml:1.2 phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/rand.xml:1.3 --- phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/rand.xml:1.2 Wed Apr 17 02:39:54 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/rand.xml Sun May 12 09:18:54 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ --> <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 --> <refentry id="function.rand"> <refnamediv> @@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ 15)</literal>. </simpara> <simpara> - Remember to seed the random number generator before use with - <function>srand</function>. + In older versions of PHP, you had to seed the random number generator + before use with <function>mt_srand</function>. Since 4.2.0 this is no + longer necessary. </simpara> <note> <para> Index: phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/srand.xml diff -u phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/srand.xml:1.2 phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/srand.xml:1.3 --- phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/srand.xml:1.2 Wed Apr 17 02:39:55 2002 +++ phpdoc/en/reference/math/functions/srand.xml Sun May 12 09:18:54 2002 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> -<!-- $Revision: 1.2 $ --> +<!-- $Revision: 1.3 $ --> <!-- splitted from ./en/functions/math.xml, last change in rev 1.2 --> <refentry id="function.srand"> <refnamediv> @@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ </programlisting> </informalexample> </para> + <note> + <para> + Since PHP 4.2.0 it's no longer necessary to seed the random number + generator before using it. + </para> + </note> <simpara> See also <function>rand</function>, <function>getrandmax</function>, <function>mt_rand</function>,