How to generate a random number between a and b in Ruby?

UPDATE: Ruby 1.9.3 Kernel#rand also accepts ranges

rand(a..b)

http://www.rubyinside.com/ruby-1-9-3-introduction-and-changes-5428.html

Converting to array may be too expensive, and it's unnecessary.

(a..b).to_a.sample

[*a..b].sample

Array#sample

Standard in Ruby 1.8.7+.
Note: was named #choice in 1.8.7 and renamed in later versions.

But anyway, generating array need resources, and solution you already wrote is the best, you can do.

Random.new.rand(a..b)

Where a is your lowest value and b is your highest value.

rand(3..10)

Kernel#rand

When max is a Range, rand returns a random number where range.member?(number) == true.

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