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random

Availability

Flash Player 4. This function is deprecated in Flash 5; use of the Math.random method is recommended.

Usage

random(value)

Parameters

value An integer.

Returns

An integer.

Description

Function; returns a random integer between 0 and one less than the integer specified in the value parameter.

Example

The following use of random returns a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4:

random(5);

See also

Math.random