Thread: Generating 1000 random integers

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    Generating 1000 random integers

    This is a little snippet of code I wrote. Out of 1000 random integers I need to choose 50. This is what I wrote but it falls short. Any help?
    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include <time.h>
    
    int main() {
    
    	int x, y, ia[50];
    	
    	for(x=0; x<50; x++) {
    		srand(time(NULL));
    		y=rand()%1000+1;
    		ia[x]=y;
    		printf("%d ", ia[x]);
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    		
    		
    }

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    Hello,

    If I understand correctly, then I believe your syntax is wrong. You are creating a loop and looping through 50. If you wanted to create 1000 random numbers, wouldn't you loop through 1000 and pick 50 out the of 1000 after they are generated?


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    It falls short, how exactly?

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    The problem with the code is that it generates 50 integers, but it is 50 of the same number.

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    Do you have to choose the 50 random numbers randomly?

    You could store 1000 numbers in an array and then pick numbers from the array by stepping through the array by a random amount; making the maximum step such that you couldn't run out of array before you have 50 numbers (i.e. a maximum random step of 20?)
    Demonographic rhinology is not the only possible outcome, but why take the chance

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    Oh, and seed rand outside your loop.
    Demonographic rhinology is not the only possible outcome, but why take the chance

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    Quote Originally Posted by Azuth
    Oh, and seed rand outside your loop.
    Bingo!! Got it. Thanks all!!!!

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    De Ja Vu, indeed!

    http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=59395

    It's in the C++ board, but I hope it's not too hard to understand the code and fix your own. Include statements are missing the .h, and some have a 'c' added before the name - those are header files available in C, and you'll recognize them. Ignore the "using ..." statements, and cin and cout are just for input / output, respectively... Good luck!

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