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How to pick a random value from a table?
The title may be a bit broad. Not just any random value, but, within a certain range. Like, from [2] to [5].
Question1 = {"What is the best pie?","Apple","Blue","Red","Green"}
print(Question1[math.random(#Question1)]) -- a little help here?
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To choose a random element from a specific range just change the numbers in the math.randomfunction.
Question1 = {"What is the best pie?","Apple","Blue","Red","Green"}
print(Question1[math.random(FirstIndex,LastIndex)]) --Change FirstIndex and LastIndex
Alternatively you could write a function
function Random(tab,x,y)
return tab[math.random(x,y)]
end
Random({"Hi","Nope","Yes"},2,3) --return random value between index 2 and 3
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Thank you both! From both of your answers, I was able to comprehend what you were explaining. I didn't accept an answer since that would be unfair, so +1! Shawnyg 4330 — 9y
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Your script is correct, now, to make it go from a certain range, it's just like doing math.random(1,5), let me show you;
Question1 = {"What is the best pie?","Apple","Blue","Red","Green"} --Heres your original table
print(Question1[math.random(2,#Question1)]) --This will choose one string randomly from the table [between 2-Number in Table 'Question1' [in this case, 'Apple' to 'Green']]; look closely, and there is a '2'! :D
Hope this helped!
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Not quite. I'm when I meant a range, I meant a range within the table. Like, from "Apple" to "Green" Shawnyg 4330 — 9y
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Well you can get the positions of the 2, and then put them in the table. Discern 1007 — 9y
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Positions? What do you mean? Shawnyg 4330 — 9y
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Thank you both! From both of your answers, I was able to comprehend what you were explaining. I didn't accept an answer since that would be unfair, so +1! Shawnyg 4330 — 9y