Return value#

Type Meaning
number Types describe the declared interface, not proof of a successful game effect.

Types and methods

Parameters#

Name Type
lower_or_upper? number
upper? number

? marks an optional argument; ... means a variable number of arguments. Invalid input can raise a Lua error rather than return nil.

Example and context#

LUA
local unit = math.random()
local die = math.random(1, 6)

What happens: unit is in [0, 1); die is an integer from 1 to 6. Exact values depend on generator state.

This fragment does not print or write a log message. The values shown are the expected results of the example.

See language basics, types and methods and Lua / MD events. Examples there are independent learning examples. No project source files or private implementation fragments are distributed with this reference.