gobyexample/examples/random-numbers/random-numbers.go
2012-10-31 09:31:02 -07:00

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// Go's `math/rand` package provides
// [pseudorandom number](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudorandom_number_generator)
// generation.
package main
import "fmt"
import "math/rand"
func main() {
// For example, `rand.Intn` returns a random `int` n,
// `0 <= n < 100`.
fmt.Print(rand.Intn(100), ",")
fmt.Print(rand.Intn(100))
fmt.Println()
// `rand.Float64` returns a `float64` `f`,
// `0.0 <= f < 1.0`.
fmt.Println(rand.Float64())
// This can be used to generate random floats in
// other ranges, for example `5.0 <= f' < 10.0`.
fmt.Print((rand.Float64()*5)+5, ",")
fmt.Print((rand.Float64() * 5) + 5)
fmt.Println()
// To make the pseudorandom generator deterministic,
// give it a well-known seed.
s1 := rand.NewSource(42)
r1 := rand.New(s1)
// Call the resulting `rand.Source` just like the
// functions on the `rand` package.
fmt.Print(r1.Intn(100), ",")
fmt.Print(r1.Intn(100))
fmt.Println()
// If you seed a source with the same number, it
// produces the same sequence of random numbers.
s2 := rand.NewSource(42)
r2 := rand.New(s2)
fmt.Print(r2.Intn(100), ",")
fmt.Print(r2.Intn(100))
fmt.Println()
}