Wracking my brain
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| Anyone know how to call a simple function without using the parenthesis? ie:
Print SomeNumber
Function SomeNumber:Int()
Return Rand(1,500)
End Function
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| You need to use parentheses if you're returning a value - no way around that. |
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Hmm...another simple one...say i have a random number and i want it to have a minimuma = rand(1,100) > 50 a = rand(1,100) & 50 I forget how to make the number roll from 1 to 100 but if it's below 50 then set it to 50. The shor short way...not the if a < 50 then a=50 stuff. Anyone remember how? |
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| You got me there. Any reason why Rand(50,100) is unsuitable? |
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| If I do a Rand(50,100) then the number will most definitely fall between those 2 numbers. If I do a Rand(1,100) and limit the result to 50 through 100 then 50 will come up 50% of the time...which is what I'm aiming for. A simple If statement would work. But it's like when you can't remember the name to a movie or book you saw or read many years ago and it's bugging me. I'm googling it. If you find it before I do... this = rand(1,100) if this < 50 then this = 50 'or this = rand(1,100) > 50 & blah blah (can't remember) |
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| a = Rand(0,50) + 50 ? [edit] Nevermind, after reading your post above I can see that's not what you want. |
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Gfk that would hardly ever give 50, when the anwser should be 50 one half the timeIf Rnd ()>=0.5 a = 50 else a=Rand(51,100) endif A=rand (1,100) If a<= 50 then a=50 |
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| I'm shooting for it all on one line. >< |
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| Max(50,Rand(100)) |
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a=50+rand(0,1)*Rand(50) Edit: Well thats us told ;) |
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| Max(50,Rand(100)) Heh, just looked at that and couldn't figure out how to use it.In my defence, its nearly 5am. :s |
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| Am I the only one who suspects we still don't know the real question? It sounds like he wants to choose a number from {50,51,52,... 100} with 50 occurring 50% of the time and all other numbers 1%. But I can't think of a reason to want such a thing. |
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| Floyd...you can talk directly to me, i don't bite. =p The number selected may be from 1 to 100. But...if the number is 49 or below then the number returned will be 50. But I know there's a way to use the > or & symbol to do it instead of using IF...THEN. It's just a matter of doing it all on one line. It's kinda like doing a stunt on your dirtbike and impressing the ladies! |
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| Skidracer nailed it...but I know there's still a way to do it with > or &. Do it in Blitz3D! |
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| Okay. Well, the 50+rand(0,1)*Rand(50) suggestion works in Blitz3D. |
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| The number selected may be from 1 to 100. But...if the number is 49 or below then the number returned will be 50. But I know there's a way to use the > or & symbol to do it instead of using IF...THEN. I think you're confusing it with C and C++ in which if (a=Rand(1,100)<50) a=50; is valid C code. |
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| Nah, I've seen someone do it in Blitz3D...I just can't remember how it was done. Or...what I saw in Blitz3D might not be the same as what I'm trying to do...that's the sad part, I can't remember. |
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| you could do Rand(2)*Rand(1,50) + 50 if what you want is one line. |
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| Now I have done If Rand(1,4) > 1 then DoSomething() to make sure that DoSomething is called 75% of the time. Is this perhaps what you've seen? |
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