Random Module

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This XQuery Module contains non-deterministic functions for returning random values.

Conventions

All functions in this module are assigned to the http://basex.org/modules/random namespace, which is statically bound to the random prefix.
All errors are assigned to the http://basex.org/errors namespace, which is statically bound to the bxerr prefix.

Functions

random:double

Signatures random:double() as xs:double
Summary Returns a double value between 0.0 (inclusive) and 1.0 (exclusive).

random:integer

Signatures random:integer() as xs:integer
random:integer($max as xs:integer) as xs:integer
Summary Returns an integer value, either in the whole integer range or between 0 (inclusive) and the given maximum (exclusive)

random:seeded-double

Signatures random:seeded-double($seed as xs:integer, $num as xs:integer) as xs:double*
Summary Returns a sequence with $num double values between 0.0 (inclusive) and 1.0 (exclusive). The random values are created using the initial seed given in $seed.

random:seeded-integer

Signatures random:seeded-integer($seed as xs:integer, $num as xs:integer) as xs:integer*
random:seeded-integer($seed as xs:integer, $num as xs:integer, $max as xs:integer) as xs:integer*
Summary Returns a sequence with $num integer values, either in the whole integer range or between 0 (inclusive) and the given maximum (exclusive). The random values are created using the initial seed given in $seed.

random:gaussian

Signatures random:gaussian($num as xs:integer) as xs:double*
Summary Returns a sequence with $num double values. The random values are Gaussian (i.e. normally) distributed with the mean 0.0. and the derivation 1.0.

random:uuid

Signatures random:uuid() as xs:string
Summary Creates a random universally unique identifier (UUID), represented as 128-bit value.
Examples
  • math:uuid() eq math:uuid() will (most probably) return the boolean value false.

Changelog

The module was introduced with Version X. It includes functionality which was previously located in the Math Module.