GM: random
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random | |
| Type: | function |
| Arguments: | 1: maximal value |
| Limitations: | none |
- The correct title of this article is random(). It appears incorrectly here because of technical restrictions.
The random() function in Game Maker returns a random value that is greater than or equal to 0 and less than the value you define yourself as the first argument.
Note that this function does not round values to integers. Also, random() does not return negative values.
[edit] Examples
According to the definition above:
t=random(5);
Will never return 5, in order to return '5', the GM: ceil function must be used.
