why is 'random()' depreciated

[jingman]

I use it all the time.

random(2) = Math.round(Math.random());

gimme a break.

[claudio]

I dunno why it was deprecated, but:
random(2) is not the same as Math.round(Math.random()*2);

random(2) return an integer between 0 and 2, not including 2;
Math.round(Math.random()*2) return an integer between 0 and 2 (included).

[jingman]

Originally posted by claudio
I dunno why it was deprecated, but:
random(2) is not the same as Math.round(Math.random()*2);

random(2) return an integer between 0 and 2, not including 2;
Math.round(Math.random()*2) return an integer between 0 and 2 (included).

Hehe, I beat you to it (the fix) :) thanks though.

[claudio]

:beam:

[Johnny64]

Hoi

i guess Macromedia whated to do it all in a more OO way :sure:

oh this should be better


random(2) = Math.floor(Math.random()*2);

:thumb:

[ahmed]

I don't really know why, but i assume it has something to do with the fact that after flash 4, ActionScript followed the ECMA standards :) .. the old random() is faster than Math.random() though :-\

[senocular]

Originally posted by ahmed
I don't really know why, but i assume it has something to do with the fact that after flash 4, ActionScript followed the ECMA standards :) .. the old random() is faster than Math.random() though :-\

ding ding!

[andr.in]

I remember someone saying that Math.random() is more random than random() but I see no difference! :-\

[senocular]

someone here did a really good thing on how random is random, plugging in the values in excel and making a chart and everything - that was pretty wild, but I dont think they compared random to Math.random. I think it was just random. ... so I dont know if one is more random than the other or not :-\

... I think I might have heard the same though

[Johnny64]

Maybe their just the same...
just that random is global and Math.random isn't!!
:-\

just an idea :)

[norie]

Originally posted by Master64
Maybe their just the same...
just that random is global and Math.random isn't!!
:-\

just an idea :)

i guess it just goes back to having everything more object oriented like you said before.

[jingman]

Originally posted by senocular
someone here did a really good thing on how random is random, plugging in the values in excel and making a chart and everything - that was pretty wild, but I dont think they compared random to Math.random. I think it was just random. ... so I dont know if one is more random than the other or not :-\

... I think I might have heard the same though

Hey, that was ME! (http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24816)

[norie]

why dont you post it again, i'd like to see it

[jingman]

Originally posted by norie
why dont you post it again, i'd like to see it

My previous post was a link, I know sometimes it's hard to tell.

[norie]

gotcha..........


nice!

[senocular]

very nice jingman! =)


lol @ phil :P