note 71232 added to function.srand

From: Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:52:03 +0000
Subject: note 71232 added to function.srand
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Will different seeds ever produce the same random number? I need to generate a sequence of distinct, but random, codes. As an example: for ($i=0; $i<=300000; $i++) { srand($i); $random_number = random(0, 300000); }; Will I ever get the same random_number twice? ---- Server IP: 216.194.113.175 Probable Submitter: 72.24.89.107 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.srand.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/71232 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/71232 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/71232 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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