Command: irand

Name:
irand - Generate a random positive integer number.
Synopsis:
rangen n irand -> int
Description:
irand uses the supplied random number generator to generate a random number between 0 and n-1.
Examples:
SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 1234567 CreateRNG /rng Set SLI ] [ 10 ] { pop rng 100 irand } Table == [16 87 84 66 81 27 64 57 42 59]

SeeAlso: drand CreateRNG seed

Source:
/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/librandom.sli

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Name:	irand - Generate a random positive integer number.
Synopsis:	rangen n irand -> int
Description:	irand uses the supplied random number generator to generate a random number between 0 and n-1.
Examples:	SLI ] rngdict /knuthran get 1234567 CreateRNG /rng Set SLI ] [ 10 ] { pop rng 100 irand } Table == [16 87 84 66 81 27 64 57 42 59]
SeeAlso:	`drand` `CreateRNG` `seed`
Source:	/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/librandom.sli