Re: [AD] simple question on randomizing

[aj <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

this is what i do...

unsigned int my_rand(unsigned int range)
{
    unsigned int m = ( rand() << 15 ) | rand();
    return m % range;
}

it seems to give me nice randomness









> sorry for such an easy question but the way I learned how to do random 
> numbers is really not what I'm looking for...
>
> /*
>
> srand(static_cast<unsigned>(time(NULL)));
>   int random_integer = (rand()% 1000);
>
> */
>
>
> it only increases the number slightly until it reaches the max and then it 
> starts over again.. is there a way to put some type of high and low spread 
> on the numbers to make it really random? I understand it has something to 
> do with the clock.. I tried using floats but that didnt really do any good 
> either.