Syntax
#include <stdlib.h> int rand(void);Description
rand generates a pseudo-random integer in the range 0 to RAND_MAX (macro defined in <stdlib.h>). Use srand before calling rand to set a starting point for the random number generator. If you do not call srand first, the default seed is 1.
rand returns a pseudo-random number.
This example prints the first 10 random numbers generated.
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
int x;
for (x = 1; x <= 10; x++)
printf("iteration %d, rand=%d\n", x, rand());
return 0;
/****************************************************************************
The output should be:
iteration 1, rand=16838
iteration 2, rand=5758
iteration 3, rand=10113
iteration 4, rand=17515
iteration 5, rand=31051
iteration 6, rand=5627
iteration 7, rand=23010
iteration 8, rand=7419
iteration 9, rand=16212
iteration 10, rand=4086
****************************************************************************/
}
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