love.math.newRandomGenerator

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
This function is not supported in earlier versions.

Creates a new RandomGenerator object which is completely independent of other RandomGenerator objects and random functions.

Function

Synopsis

rng = love.math.newRandomGenerator( )

Arguments

None

Returns

RandomGenerator rng

The new Random Number Generator object.

Function

Synopsis

rng = love.math.newRandomGenerator( seed )

Arguments

number seed

The initial seed number to use for this object.

Returns

RandomGenerator rng

The new Random Number Generator object.

Notes

See RandomGenerator:setSeed.

Function

Synopsis

rng = love.math.newRandomGenerator( low, high )

Arguments

number low

The lower 32 bits of the seed number to use for this object.

number high

The higher 32 bits of the seed number to use for this object.

Returns

RandomGenerator rng

The new Random Number Generator object.

Notes

See RandomGenerator:setSeed.

Examples

Creates a new RandomGenerator object, then generates a number between 1 and 100 inclusive.

function love.load()
	rng = love.math.newRandomGenerator()
	randomNumber = rng:random(1,100)
end

See Also

• love.math
• RandomGenerator