code random number generator javascript code example

Example 1: how to generate a random number in javascript

//To genereate a number between 0-1
Math.random();
//To generate a number that is a whole number rounded down
Math.floor(Math.random())
/*To generate a number that is a whole number rounded down between
1 and 10 */
Math.floor(Math.random() * 10) + 1 //the + 1 makes it so its not 0.

Example 2: random code js

function makeid(length) {
    var result           = [];
    var characters       = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789';
    var charactersLength = characters.length;
    for ( var i = 0; i < length; i++ ) {
      result.push(characters.charAt(Math.floor(Math.random() * 
 charactersLength)));
   }
   return result.join('');
}

console.log(makeid(5)); //Generate random string/characters.