Random number generator
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To whom it may concern,
I’m making a quiz with your random number generator. Is there a way to make sure the same random number is used throughout a question. I want the question number and the answer number to be the same. For example below.
How many grams are there in a [arandomnumber min=1 max=10000] pound sample?
The answer is [calculate][arandomnumber min=1 max=10000]*454[/calculate]
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Hi,
Unfortunately, this isn’t possible with the plug-in. By default, the shortcode outputs a random number each time it’s called. This would require updating the plug-in to set an identifier so a number can be reused again. I like the idea, but I don’t currently have the time to update it.
One idea I can think of off the top of my head would be the wrap the shortcode in a span tag, then use jQuery to grab the number that is generated, and paste it between a different span tag. I did a quick test and the below worked for me.
HTML
Here is my first random number: <span class=”n01″>[arandomnumber min=1 max=10000]</span>
Here is my second random number: <span class=”n02″>[arandomnumber min=1 max=100]</span>Here is the first number again: <span class=”n01a”></span>
Here is the second number again: <span class=”n02a”></span>JS
jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery( ".n01" ).clone().appendTo( ".n01a" ); jQuery( ".n02" ).clone().appendTo( ".n02a" ); });Class names can be changed to anything else, and you can add as many as you like. The JS code needs to be placed in a custom.js file or wrapped in a script tag and placed in a field for custom code, if your theme has one.
This will always take the value of whatever is within the n01 span tag and append it to the n01a span tag. Each time the page reloads the numbers will change, but n01 will always match n01a, etc.
I hope this is helpful!
You’re right it seems to still give a solution of zero. If you find a way to repeat the same random number please let me know. I also found this snippet of code for generating random numbers. Is there a way to assign the number to be allowed in the calculate? This function works [calculate][arandomnumber min=1 max=100][/calculate].
<h2>JavaScript Math</h2>
<p>Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1) returns a random integer between 1 and
100 (both included):</p><p id=”demo”></p>
<script>
document.getElementById(“demo”).innerHTML =
Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) + 1;
</script>
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