Suppose I have a list of numbers, ie. (240, 320, 640, 920) and I want to select one of these four numbers at random. Can I do this with random or arc4random?
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int values[4] = {240, 320, 640, 920};
int value = values[random() % 4];
Tuomas Pelkonen
2010-09-14 15:14:31
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You can do it easily, not directly with random or arc4random. Store the numbers in an array and select a random number using random or arc4random in the range of 0 to length(array) - 1. Then use that number as the index of the array. And this technique will work in any place, not in just iPhone.
taskinoor
2010-09-14 15:15:39
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Yes, but you'll need to use an array:
int numbers[4] = {240,320,640,920};
int random = numbers[(arc4random()%4)];
By the way, arc4random() is a lot better than random().
Jacob Relkin
2010-09-14 15:17:19
Thanks so much!
Tru99
2010-09-14 15:35:03