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diff --git a/helpcontent2/source/text/sbasic/shared/03080302.xhp b/helpcontent2/source/text/sbasic/shared/03080302.xhp new file mode 100644 index 000000000..109723caf --- /dev/null +++ b/helpcontent2/source/text/sbasic/shared/03080302.xhp @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<helpdocument version="1.0"> +<!-- + * This file is part of the LibreOffice project. + * + * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. + * + * This file incorporates work covered by the following license notice: + * + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more + * contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed + * with this work for additional information regarding copyright + * ownership. 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It uses the Mersenne Twister 19937 random-number generator. To generate random integers in a given range, use a formula like in the example below. A <emph>Randomize</emph> statement with a defined seed value can be used beforehand, if a predictable sequence of numbers is desired.</paragraph> +<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#errorcode"/> +<embed href="text/sbasic/shared/00000003.xhp#err5"/> + +<paragraph id="hd_id3151118" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph> +<bascode> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341382704" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleRandomSelect</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341381472" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Dim iVar As Integer</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341380240" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> iVar = Int((15 * Rnd) -2)</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341378992" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> Select Case iVar</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341377760" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> Case 1 To 5</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3147124" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> Print "Number from 1 to 5"</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341374800" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> Case 6, 7, 8</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3154943" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> Print "Number from 6 to 8"</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341371792" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> Case Is > 8 And iVar < 11</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3151074" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> Print "Greater than 8"</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341368768" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> Case Else</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_id3155602" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US"> Print "Outside range 1 to 10"</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341365792" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"> End Select</paragraph> +<paragraph id="par_idm1341364560" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">End Sub</paragraph> +</bascode> +<section id="relatedtopics"> +<paragraph id="par_id110520162210036951" role="paragraph" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US"><embedvar href="text/sbasic/shared/03080301.xhp#heading_randomize"/></paragraph> +</section> +</body> + +</helpdocument> |