Programming ColdFusion

Name

Randomize

Synopsis

Randomize(number)

Seeds ColdFusion’s random number generator with the integer part of number. This allows the Rand( ) function to generate numbers with a higher degree of randomness. Note that the number returned by the Randomize( ) function isn’t random. The following example uses the Randomize( ) function to seed ColdFusion’s random number generator before creating random numbers with the Rand( ) function:

<CFSET temp = Randomize(Second(Now(  )))>

Here are 10 random numbers:<P>
<CFLOOP INDEX="counter" FROM="1" TO="10">
  <CFOUTPUT>#Rand(  )#<BR></CFOUTPUT>
</CFLOOP>