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random

random, deprecated

Availability

Flash Player 4. This function is deprecated in Flash 5; use of the `Math.random` method is recommended.

Usage

    random(value)

Parameters

`value` An integer.

Returns

An integer.

Description

Function; returns a random integer between 0 and one less than the integer specified in the `value` parameter.

Example

The following use of `random` returns a value of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4:

    random(5);

See also

`Math.random`