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getrandmax

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getrandmaxShow largest possible random value

Description

int getrandmax ( void )

Returns the maximum value that can be returned by a call to rand().

Return Values

The largest possible random value returned by rand()

See Also

User Contributed Notes

navjot at nspeaks dot com
9 months ago
The maximum value returned by getrandmax() is valid only if you call the rand() function without any parameter.

For eg

<?php
getrand
(35000, 50000);
?>

would still work because you have specified the limits even though getrandmax() returned 32767.
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