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    <h1>random()</h1>
    <p>
      Provides a pseudo random number generator. Each time this function
      is called, another random number will be returned.
    </p>
    
    <h3>Function Prototype</h3>
    <p/>
    <code lang="nksp">
random(??minimum??, ??maximum??)
    </code>

    <h3>Arguments</h3>
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      <tr>
        <th>Argument Name</th> <th>Data Type</th> <th>Description</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td><code>??minimum??</code></td>
        <td>Integer Number</td>
        <td>The smallest number of allowed value range (including this value).<br>
            [required]</td>
      </tr>
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        <td><code>??maximum??</code></td>
        <td>Integer Number</td>
        <td>The highest number of allowed value range (including this value).<br>
            [required]</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    
    <h3>Return Value</h3>
    <table>
      <tr>
        <th>Description</th> <th>Data Type</th>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>Next random number within the requested value range.</td>
        <td>Integer Number</td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    
    <h3>Examples</h3>
    <p/>
    <code>
on init
  message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
  message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
  message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
  message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
end on
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2			<head>
3			<meta name="author" content="Christian Schoenebeck">
4			<title>random() function</title>
5			<meta name="description" content="Random number generator function.">
6			</head>
7			<body>
8			<h1>random()</h1>
9			<p>
10			Provides a pseudo random number generator. Each time this function
11			is called, another random number will be returned.
12			</p>
13
14			<h3>Function Prototype</h3>
15			<p/>
16	schoenebeck	2742	<code lang="nksp">
17	schoenebeck	2732	random(??minimum??, ??maximum??)
18			</code>
19
20			<h3>Arguments</h3>
21			<table>
22			<tr>
23			<th>Argument Name</th> <th>Data Type</th> <th>Description</th>
24			</tr>
25			<tr>
26			<td><code>??minimum??</code></td>
27			<td>Integer Number</td>
28			<td>The smallest number of allowed value range (including this value).<br>
29			[required]</td>
30			</tr>
31			<tr>
32	schoenebeck	2759	<td><code>??maximum??</code></td>
33	schoenebeck	2732	<td>Integer Number</td>
34			<td>The highest number of allowed value range (including this value).<br>
35			[required]</td>
36			</tr>
37			</table>
38
39			<h3>Return Value</h3>
40			<table>
41			<tr>
42			<th>Description</th> <th>Data Type</th>
43			</tr>
44			<tr>
45			<td>Next random number within the requested value range.</td>
46			<td>Integer Number</td>
47			</tr>
48			</table>
49
50			<h3>Examples</h3>
51			<p/>
52			<code>
53			on init
54			message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
55			message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
56			message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
57			message("random(-5,5) = " & random(-5,5))
58			end on
59			</code>
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