Random Numbers

[Korhedron]

How do I get random values, eg. between 1 and 10 ?

Also, can I write :

if (name=="me")
{
int age == age + 2
}

or something of the sort ? I have an integer which already has a value, and I want to add a modifier if certain things occur, in this case that name is "me".

Thanks !

[alpha]

//it would be like this

int age;
if(name == "me") {
    age += 2;
}

[Korhedron]

int age;
if(name=="me")
{
age += 2;
}

// That would work ? Can I also do

{
age -= 2;
}

// ? Thanks...

And can you tell me how to get random numbers ? Thanks a lot for your help.

[alpha]

yes you can do:
age -= 2;

for random numbers:

http://www.cprogramming.com/boardfaq.html#random

there are also a number of threads covering this topic, do a search, you'll be able to find the answer to your question.

[Korhedron]

#include <stdlib.h> //for rand

#include <stdio.h> //for printf

#include <time.h>   //for time



int main(void)

{

    srand(time(NULL));

    printf("A random number from 0 to 99: %d", rand() % 100);

    return 0;

}

What is srand(time(NULL)); ?
What's %d in the printf section ?




Also,

int rand_mid(int low, int high)

{

   return low+rand()%(high-low+1);

}

If I used this, I'd write something like :

cout << rand_min(1, 10)

to get random numbers between 1 and 10 ?

[alpha]

sure...haven't tried, but it should work. assuming it is in a member function in the struct.

edit:: I'd like to know if it works.

[Korhedron]

Sorry, I was modifying my last post when you posted your reply... I'll repeat it :

int rand_mid(int low, int high)

{

   return low+rand()%(high-low+1);

}

If I used this, I'd write something like :

cout << rand_min(1, 10)

to get random numbers between 1 and 10 ?

[elad]

srand(time(NULL)) is the seed for the random number generator. Without your random number sequence is likely to be the same sequence each time you run the program.

%d is C syntax for "insert an integer here" in the input/output with the integer to insert being the value after the comma.

return low + (rand() % (high - low + 1));

should work for a random number between high and low, inclusive, but only a run of the code will prove it.

[Korhedron]

Can I use something else than %d ? Something C++...

[elad]

printf("A random number from 0 to 99: %d", rand() % 100);

becomes:

cout << "A random number from 0 to 99 " << rand_mid(low, high);

Need to use this line:

#include <iostream.h>

or these

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
OR
using std::cout;
OR
std::cout << whatever; every time you use cout.

[subdene]

How come no-one seems to use randomize() and random() these days from stdlib.h. Are they just not part of the standard and are therefore just not used?

[Prelude]

>How come no-one seems to use randomize() and random() these days from stdlib.h.
Because random and randomize are specialized compiler extensions, and therefore nonstandard.

-Prelude

[vasanth]

what ever you do.. computer generated numbers are not truly random.. The algorithm may be complex but still the number is not eandom.. To truly generate a random number you have to take input from the environment such as noise, temp etc etc etc and then using some algorithm convert those into a number......

[CodeMonkey]

lol, in that case, nothing is truly "random" because there is a logical cause for every event in this universe, saying one can manipulate lone molecules.

[Korhedron]

Thanks a lot...

About rand_mid(low,high), I can use anything as rand_mid, or does it have to be called rand_mid ? Can I use random(low,high) ?