note 71232 rejected from function.srand by nlopess
| From: | nlopess@php.net | Date: | Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:09:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 71232 rejected from function.srand by nlopess | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.notes |
| Request: | Send a blank email to php-notes+get-119842@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
Note Submitter: webmaster at frontslc dot com
----
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?