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Randomize only 2 numbers instead of Number-Number? [SOLVED]
Using;
math.random(1-3)
Would give you an output of;
1,2, or3
How would I make it so it only does two number giving an output of;
1 or 3 only
I am trying to randomize L and N by doing this:
1 | for i = 1, 6 do |
2 | W = W..string.char(math.random(76,78)) |
3 | end |
But it gives me L,M, andN
I only want it to give me LandN
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Well, what you can do is use math.random() to get either 1 or 2 and set the actual value based off that.
So for example:
1 | w = "" |
2 | for i = 1,6 do |
3 | local ran = math.random(1,2) |
4 | local char = (ran==1 and 76 or 78) |
5 | w=w..string.char(char) |
6 | end |
If you are confused about this line:
1 | local char = (ran==1 and 76 or 78) |
It is exactly the same as:
1 | if ran ==1 then |
2 | char = 76 |
3 | else |
4 | char = 78 |
5 | end |
That is what is called a conditional ternary operator.
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I wasn't confused. But thanks for the help! I can't believe I didn't think of that. TypicalModerator 110 — 10y