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mt_getrandmax
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mt_getrandmax — Show largest possible random value
Description
mt_getrandmax ( ) : int
Returns the maximum value that can be returned by a call to mt_rand().
Return Values
Returns the maximum random value returned by a call to
mt_rand() without arguments, which is the maximum value
that can be used for its max parameter without the
result being scaled up (and therefore less random).
Examples
Example #1 Calculate a random floating-point number
<?phpfunction randomFloat($min = 0, $max = 1) { return $min + mt_rand() / mt_getrandmax() * ($max - $min);}var_dump(randomFloat());var_dump(randomFloat(2, 20));?>
The above example will output something similar to:
float(0.91601131712832) float(16.511210331931)
See Also
- mt_rand() - Generate a random value via the Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator
- mt_srand() - Seeds the Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator
- getrandmax() - Show largest possible random value
