srand

Seeds the pseudo-random number generator.

int srand( seedTime ); 

Before invoking rand, call srand to seed the pseudo-random number generator.

Return Value

Returns a pseudo-random integer in the range 0 to 32767.

Example

The following example generates 2 random numbers, each kept within a specific range using the mod (%) operator.

 // Srand is called before rand 

    srand(time(NULL)); 

// Generate some random numbers 

    lr_output_message ("A number between 0 and 100: %d\n", rand() % 100); 
    lr_output_message ("A number between 20 and 30: %d\n", rand() % 10+20); 

Example: Output:
Action.c(7): A number between 0 and 100: 72
Action.c(8): A number between 20 and 30: 28