Math.random() in ECMAScript 262
Return a floating-point random number between 0 (inclusive) and 1 (exclusive).
- Return Type
- Number
Description
The following code sample shows a convenience method which extends the Math
object to support an addition method, allowing the caller to specify minimum and maximum values, and to specify if the result should be an integer or a floating point number:
Math.randomValue = function (min,max,asFloat){
var r = Math.random()*(max-min)+min;
return asFloat?r:Math.round(r);
}
var percentChance = Math.randomValue(0,100,true); // e.g. 98.76234112334
var fromOneToTen = Math.randomValue(1,10); // e.g. 8
Math.random()
will never return 1
, but Math.round()
is called on the result for integer values; as such, percentChance
might be 99.9999
but it will never be 100
, whereas fromOneToTen
might easily be 10
.