PHP - Stats Rand Gen Int() Function

Definition and Usage

The stats_rand_gen_int() function can generate a random integer between 1 and 2147483562.

Syntax

  int stats_rand_gen_int( void )

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Return Values

The stats_rand_gen_int() function can return a random integer between 1 and 2147483562.

Dependencies

This function was first introduced in statistics extension (PHP 4.0.0 and PEAR 1.4.0). We have used latest release of stats-2.0.3 (PHP 7.0.0 or newer and PEAR 1.4.0 or newer) for this tutorial

Example

In the following example, the function generates a random integer between 1 and 2147483562 everytime its executed.

<?php
   var_dump(stats_rand_ignlgi());
?>