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<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Rnd Function [Runtime]</title>
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<bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id3148685"><bookmark_value>Rnd;function</bookmark_value></bookmark><paragraph id="hd_id3148685" role="heading" level="1" oldref="1" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03080302.xhp" name="Rnd Function [Runtime]">Rnd Function [Runtime]</link></paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149669" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="2">Returns a random number between 0 and 1.</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3153897" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="3">Syntax:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150543" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="4">Rnd [(Expression)]</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3149655" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="5">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154365" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="6">Double</paragraph>
<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3154909" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="7">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph l10n="U" role="paragraph" id="par_id3125864" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="8"><emph>Expression:</emph> Any numeric expression that defines how to generate random numbers.</paragraph>
<paragraph l10n="U" role="paragraph" id="par_id3156423" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="9"><emph>Less than zero:</emph> Always returns the same random number.</paragraph>
<paragraph l10n="U" role="paragraph" id="par_id3149560" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="10"><emph>Greater than zero:</emph> Returns the next random number in the sequence.</paragraph>
<paragraph l10n="U" role="paragraph" id="par_id3148648" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="11"><emph>Zero:</emph> Returns the random number that was last generated.</paragraph>
<paragraph l10n="U" role="paragraph" id="par_id3155306" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="12"><emph>Omitted:</emph> Returns the next random number in the sequence.</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153091" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="13">If the same number is passed for each successive call to the Rnd function, the same random-number sequence is generated. This is because the Expression parameter is used as a starting point for the next number.</paragraph>
<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" role="paragraph" id="par_id3147318" l10n="U" oldref="14">The <emph>Rnd</emph> function only returns values ranging from 0 to 1. To generate random integers in a given range, use the formula in the following example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="heading" level="2" id="hd_id3151118" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="15">Example:</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145365" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="16">Sub ExampleRandomSelect</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147426" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="17">Dim iVar As Integer</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150011" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="18">iVar = Int((15 * Rnd) -2)</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148575" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="19">Select Case iVar</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154097" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="20">Case 1 To 5</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147124" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="21">Print &quot;Number from 1 to 5&quot;</paragraph>
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<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154943" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="23">Print &quot;Number from 6 to 8&quot;</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3145800" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="24">Case Is &gt; 8 And iVar &lt; 11</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151074" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="25">Print &quot;Greater than 8&quot;</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154016" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="26">Case Else</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3155602" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="27">Print &quot;Outside range 1 to 10&quot;</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150328" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="28">End Select</paragraph>
<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154479" l10n="U" xml-lang="en-US" oldref="29">end sub</paragraph>
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