note 115363 added to function.mt-rand

From: Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:34:11 +0000
Subject: note 115363 added to function.mt-rand
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I wrote another function to get a random float, if its not precise enougth jut add some '0' to the $mul parameter. <?php function f_rand($min=0,$max=1,$mul=1000000){ if ($min>$max) return false; return mt_rand($min*$mul,$max*$mul)/$mul; } ?> I made following tests: <?php echo f_rand()."<br>"; //0.497153 echo f_rand(0.5)."<br>"; //0.857822 echo f_rand(0.5,0.6)."<br>"; //0.599956 echo f_rand(0,10)."<br>"; //5.801949 echo f_rand(0,2,2)."<br>"; //1.5 echo f_rand(0,2,10)."<br>"; //1.7 ?> ---- Server IP: 72.52.91.14 Probable Submitter: 85.59.44.47 ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.mt-rand.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/115363 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/115363 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/115363 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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