JavaScript, Generate a Random Number that is 9 numbers in length
why don't just extract digits from the Math.random()
string representation?
Math.random().toString().slice(2,11);
/*
Math.random() -> 0.12345678901234
.toString() -> "0.12345678901234"
.slice(2,11) -> "123456789"
*/
(requirement is that every javascript implementation Math.random()
's precision is at least 9 decimal places)
You could generate 9 random digits and concatenate them all together.
Or, you could call random()
and multiply the result by 1000000000:
Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000000000);
Since Math.random()
generates a random double precision number between 0 and 1, you will have enough digits of precision to still have randomness in your least significant place.
If you want to ensure that your number starts with a nonzero digit, try:
Math.floor(100000000 + Math.random() * 900000000);
Or pad with zeros:
function LeftPadWithZeros(number, length)
{
var str = '' + number;
while (str.length < length) {
str = '0' + str;
}
return str;
}
Or pad using this inline 'trick'.
Also...
function getRandom(length) {
return Math.floor(Math.pow(10, length-1) + Math.random() * 9 * Math.pow(10, length-1));
}
getRandom(9) => 234664534