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testing.randomint

Testing.randomInt(3kaya)				       Kaya module reference					  Testing.randomInt(3kaya)

NAME

       Testing::randomInt - Return a random integer

SYNOPSIS

       Int randomInt( )

DESCRIPTION

       Return a random integer in the range -2**31 to 2**31.

AUTHORS

       Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

       The  Kaya  standard  library  is  free  software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
       License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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Kaya								   October 2012 					  Testing.randomInt(3kaya)

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