php-doc-en/reference/gmp/functions/gmp_random_range.xml
Christoph Michael Becker 039ab719e6 Generate gmp methodsynopses based on stubs
Closes GH-225.


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<refentry xml:id="function.gmp-random-range" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>gmp_random_range</refname>
<refpurpose>Random number</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>GMP</type><methodname>gmp_random_range</methodname>
<methodparam><type class="union"><type>GMP</type><type>int</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>min</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type class="union"><type>GMP</type><type>int</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>max</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Generate a random number. The number will be between
<parameter>min</parameter> and <parameter>max</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
<parameter>min</parameter> and <parameter>max</parameter> can both be negative but <parameter>min</parameter> must always be less than <parameter>max</parameter>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>min</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A GMP number representing the lower bound for the random number
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>max</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A GMP number representing the upper bound for the random number
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
A random GMP number.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>gmp_random_range</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$rand1 = gmp_random_range(0, 100); // random number between 0 and 100
$rand2 = gmp_random_range(-100, -10); // random number between -100 and -10
echo gmp_strval($rand1) . "\n";
echo gmp_strval($rand2) . "\n";
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
42
-67
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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