Random number.

Hi,
I am writing a program and I just need a little help. I need my program to
generate a random number. Does anyone know how to do this? If so please
let me know.

Thanks.
-nCmdShow

use these functions:

long
random(void);
void
srandom(unsigned long seed);


example:

int i;

srandom(time(0));
for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) printf("%u\n", random());

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julien barbier

or you could use:

srand(GetTickCount()); //initialises the function each time with the computer tick count so it is a garenteed random number
int random = rand()% 6; //the 6 defines that it will give you a number between 0 and 6, you can change it to whatever you like

-drizzle

Thanks alot for all your help.

To use a random number you use rand (); to generate a random number. Everytime you run the program, you will receive the same sequence of numbers, but if you seed the random number with ( time (0)), this will like the random generator to the internal clock. Be sure to include the <ctime> header file. Also, only call the srand function once in your program. Calling it more than once can give you problems.