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Name | ### randomSeed()
Examples |
    randomSeed(0);
    for (int i=0; i < 100; i++) {
      float r = random(0, 255);
      stroke(r);
      line(i, 0, i, 100);
    }
Description | Sets the seed value for random(). By default, random() produces different results each time the program is run. Set the seed parameter to a constant to return the same pseudo-random numbers each time the software is run.
Syntax |
    randomSeed(seed)
Parameters |
seed | int: seed value
Returns | void
Related | random() noise() noiseSeed()

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:00pm PDT