Name
random — generates a random number
Synopsis
int random(limit);
int limit ;
Description
Generates and returns a random number ranging from 0 up to but not
including the value of limit. If the
optional parameter limit is omitted
then the upper limit is up to but not including 0x10000 (i.e. it is a 16
bit random number).
Example 44. random Example
// Produce a random colour in HTML notation
string colour = "#"
+ hex(random(256), 2)
+ hex(random(256), 2)
+ hex(random(256), 2);