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3.125 rand

Function

Return a pseudo random number.

Header

stdlib.h

Declaration

int rand (void);

Description

The function returns a pseudo random number between 0 and RAND_MAX (exclusive).

Limits

  • Without using srand, always the same flow of numbers is generated.
  • On startup, the function behaves as if srand had been used with an argument of 1.

Availability

ISO 9899

See also

_randomize, srand

Example

None.


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