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rand(*args)
public
When max is an Integer, rand returns a random integer greater than or equal to zero and less than max. Unlike Kernel.rand, when max is a negative integer or zero, rand raises an ArgumentError.
prng = Random.new prng.rand(100) # => 42
When max is a Float, rand returns a random floating point number between 0.0 and max, including 0.0 and excluding max.
prng.rand(1.5) # => 1.4600282860034115
When max is a Range, rand returns a random number where range.member?(number) == true.
prng.rand(5..9) # => one of [5, 6, 7, 8, 9] prng.rand(5...9) # => one of [5, 6, 7, 8] prng.rand(5.0..9.0) # => between 5.0 and 9.0, including 9.0 prng.rand(5.0...9.0) # => between 5.0 and 9.0, excluding 9.0
Both the beginning and ending values of the range must respond to subtract (-) and add (+)methods, or rand will raise an ArgumentError.