Random() problem

On 18 Dec 2003 02:21:34 -0800, steven shingler
<st************ *@virgin.net> wrote:

why on earth does:

for(int i =0;i<5;i++)
{
Response.Write( new Random().Next(0 ,1000).ToString () + "<br>");
}

give me: (for example)
400
400
400
400
400

??

(I was sort of expecting a different number each time)
any ideas very gratefully received - apologies if I'm being thick.

Because you create a Random() by giving it a seed.
It isn't completely random so when you give it the same seed it will
produce the same series of numbers.
So... create a Random only once. I usually choose a seed number based on
current time, since you have no way of knowing what this number will be.

Random rand = new Random((int)Dat eTime.Now.Ticks );
for(int i =0;i<5;i++)
{
Response.Write( rand.Next(0,100 0).ToString() + "<br>");
}
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Thank you Morten!

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 05:29:15 -0800, steven
<an*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote:

You're welcome!

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