mt_srand
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
mt_srand — Seed the better random number generator
Description
void mt_srand
([ int
$seed
] )
Seeds the random number generator with
seed or with a random value
if no seed is given.
Note: As of PHP 4.2.0, there is no need to seed the random number generator with srand() or mt_srand() as this is now done automatically.
Parameters
-
seed -
An optional seed value
Return Values
No value is returned.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.2.0 |
The seed becomes optional
and defaults to a random value if omitted.
|
| 5.2.1 | The Mersenne Twister implementation in PHP now uses a new seeding algorithm by Richard Wagner. Identical seeds no longer produce the same sequence of values they did in previous versions. This behavior is not expected to change again, but it is considered unsafe to rely upon it nonetheless. |
Examples
Example #1 mt_srand() example
<?php
// seed with microseconds
function make_seed()
{
list($usec, $sec) = explode(' ', microtime());
return (float) $sec + ((float) $usec * 100000);
}
mt_srand(make_seed());
$randval = mt_rand();
?>
See Also
- mt_rand() - Generate a better random value
- mt_getrandmax() - Show largest possible random value
- srand() - Seed the random number generator
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