Module prng
Simple deterministic Lua PRNG.
Meant when you want worse quality random numbers and more deterministic than what the rnd module provides.
Class prng
| prng:new ([seed=1]) | Creates a new pseudo random number generator. |
| prng:setSeed (seed) | Sets the seed of a PRNG object. |
| prng:random ([min=0[, max=1]]) | Gets a random integer value between min and max. |
| prng:_rnd () | Gets a value between 0 and 1. |
Class prng
A pseudo random number generator class.- prng:new ([seed=1])
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Creates a new pseudo random number generator.
Parameters:
- seed string or number Seed to initialize with. (default 1)
Returns:
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prng
A new PRNG object.
- prng:setSeed (seed)
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Sets the seed of a PRNG object.
Parameters:
- seed string or number Seed to set.
- prng:random ([min=0[, max=1]])
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Gets a random integer value between min and max.
If max is ommitted, a value between [1,max] is returned.
If both min and max are nil, a floating point value between [0,1] is returned.
Parameters:
- min number Minimum value to get from. (default 0)
- max number Maximum value to get from. (default 1)
Returns:
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number
Random number value.
- prng:_rnd ()
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Gets a value between 0 and 1.
Returns:
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number
Random number value.