GMP_RANDOM_BITS(3) 1 GMP_RANDOM_BITS(3)
gmp_random_bits - Random number
SYNOPSIS
GMP gmp_random_bits (integer $bits)
DESCRIPTION
Generate a random number. The number will be between 0 and (2 ** $bits) - 1.
$bits must greater than 0, and the maximum value is restricted by available memory.
PARAMETERS
o $bits
- The number of bits. Either a GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 and earlier, a GMP object in PHP 5.6 and later, or a numeric string
provided that it is possible to convert the latter to a number.
RETURN VALUES
A random GMP number.
EXAMPLES
Example #1
gmp_random_bits(3) example
<?php
$rand1 = gmp_random_bits(3); // random number from 0 to 7
$rand2 = gmp_random_bits(5); // random number from 0 to 31
echo gmp_strval($rand1) . "
";
echo gmp_strval($rand2) . "
";
?>
The above example will output:
3
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