Method: Random.rand

Defined in:

random.c

.rand ⇒ Float .rand(max) ⇒ Numeric .rand(range) ⇒ Numeric

Returns a random number using the Ruby system PRNG.

See also Random#rand.

Overloads:

• .rand ⇒ Float

  Returns:

  • (Float)
• .rand(max) ⇒ Numeric

  Returns:

  • (Numeric)
• .rand(range) ⇒ Numeric

  Returns:

  • (Numeric)

# File 'random.c', line 1700

static VALUE
random_s_rand(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE obj)
{
    VALUE v = rand_random(argc, argv, Qnil, rand_start(default_rand()));
    check_random_number(v, argv);
    return v;
}