>> "Why does this method exist at all? When would you use it instead of >> getInt()?" >> > The case for this would be if you want to get a raw unrounded random number > sequence as a number. The situations where this is required would certainly > be limited, but it would be nice to have. (At least, I know of several > production codes that use the result of mt_rand() with no arguments.)
These two methods confused me at first as well, but I think it's ok with me after I check the documentation of mt_rand(), which also supports calling without range. So, compatibility is one of the reasons why this method exists, although I still feel we should find a better name for them. They are too similar now, you won't be able to tell the difference without looking into the documentation or source code. Besides the name issue, I have another question for nextInt(). What's the range of its return? It's not clear in the RFC. The range of mt_rand() (without min and max) is 0 to mt_getrandmax(), so how about nextInt()? is there any equivalent method/constant for it? Regards, CHU Zhaowei -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php
