love.math.random

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Generates a pseudo random number in a platform independent way.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo random real number in [0,1].

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( )

Arguments

None.

Returns

number number
The pseudo random number.

Function

Get a uniformly distributed pseudo random integer in [0,max]

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( max )

Arguments

number max
The maximum possible value it should return.

Returns

number number
The pseudo random number.

Function

Get uniformly distributed pseudo random integer in [min, max].

Synopsis

number = love.math.random( min, max )

Arguments

number min
The minimum possible value it should return.
number max
The maximum possible value it should return.

Returns

number number
The pseudo random number.

Examples

Generates a number between 1 and 100 inclusive.

function love.load()
    randomNumber = love.math.random(1, 100)
end

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