Generate random number between two numbers in JavaScript

Problem

Is it possible to produce a random integer inside a given range using JavaScript?

For instance, suppose you have a range of 1 to 6, and the random number may be 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

Asked by Mirgorod

Solution #1

It does something “additional” by allowing random intervals that do not begin with 1. So, for example, you could get a random number between 10 and 15. Flexibility.

Answered by Francisc

Solution #2

If you needed a random integer between 1 (and only 1) and 6, you’d use the following formula:

Where:

Answered by khr055

Solution #3

Between min (included) and max (included), returns an integer random number:

function randomInteger(min, max) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

Alternatively, any number between min (included) and max (excluded):

function randomNumber(min, max) {
  return Math.random() * (max - min) + min;
}

Useful examples (integers):

// 0 -> 10
Math.floor(Math.random() * 11);

// 1 -> 10
Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1;

// 5 -> 20
Math.floor(Math.random() * 16) + 5;

// -10 -> (-2)
Math.floor(Math.random() * 9) - 10;

** And, as Mozilla reminds us, it’s always good to be reminded:

Answered by Lior Elrom

Solution #4

Other solutions:

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Answered by Vishal

Solution #5

TL;DR

function generateRandomInteger(min, max) {
  return Math.floor(min + Math.random()*(max + 1 - min))
}

generateRandomInteger(-20, 20); to get a random number

EXPLANATION BELOW

We need a random integer between min and max, say X.

Right?

i.e. minimum = X maximum

When we take min out of the equation, the result is

(X – min) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (max – min)

Let’s multiply this by r, which is a random number.

r= (max – min) * r= (max – min) * r= (max – min) * r= (max – min) * r= (max – min) * r= (max – min)

Let’s now reintroduce min into the equation.

min = min + (X – min) * r = min + (max – min) * r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r

Now let’s choose a function that returns r and fits into our equation range of [min,max]. Only if 0=r=1 is this possible.

OK. Now, the range of r, i.e. [0,1], is quite similar to the output of the Math.random() function. Isn’t that so?

For example,

min + (max-min) * 0 = min

max = min + 1 * (max-min)

X = min + r * (max-min), where X has a range of min=X max.

The above result X is a random numeric. However due to Math.random() our left bound is inclusive, and the right bound is exclusive. To include our right bound we increase the right bound by 1 and floor the result.

function generateRandomInteger(min, max) {
  return Math.floor(min + Math.random()*(max + 1 - min))
}

generateRandomInteger(-20, 20);

Answered by Faiz Mohamed Haneef

Post is based on https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4959975/generate-random-number-between-two-numbers-in-javascript