SqlFunctions.Rand Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Data.Entity.SqlServer

Assembly:

EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll

Overloads

Rand()	Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.
Rand(Nullable<Int32>)	Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.

Rand()

Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.

[System.Data.Entity.DbFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")]
public static Nullable<double> Rand ();

static member Rand : unit -> Nullable<double>

Public Shared Function Rand () As Nullable(Of Double)

Returns

Nullable<Double>

The pseudo-random value.

Attributes

DbFunctionAttribute

Rand(Nullable<Int32>)

Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.

[System.Data.Entity.DbFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="seed")]
public static Nullable<double> Rand (Nullable<int> seed);

static member Rand : Nullable<int> -> Nullable<double>

Public Shared Function Rand (seed As Nullable(Of Integer)) As Nullable(Of Double)

Parameters

seed

Nullable<Int32>

The seed value. If seed is not specified, the SQL Server Database Engine assigns a seed value at random. For a specified seed value, the result returned is always the same.

Returns

Nullable<Double>

The pseudo-random value.

Attributes

DbFunctionAttribute SuppressMessageAttribute