SqlFunctions.Rand Method
Definition
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Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.
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. |
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see RAND (Transact-SQL).
Rand()
Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.
public:
static Nullable<double> Rand();[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")]
public static double? Rand ();[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")>]
static member Rand : unit -> Nullable<double>Public Shared Function Rand () As Nullable(Of Double)Returns
The pseudo-random value.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see RAND (Transact-SQL).
Applies to
Rand(Nullable<Int32>)
Returns a pseudo-random float value from 0 through 1, exclusive.
public:
static Nullable<double> Rand(Nullable<int> seed);[System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")]
public static double? Rand (int? seed);[<System.Data.Objects.DataClasses.EdmFunction("SqlServer", "RAND")>]
static member Rand : Nullable<int> -> Nullable<double>Public Shared Function Rand (seed As Nullable(Of Integer)) As Nullable(Of Double)Parameters
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
The pseudo-random value.
- Attributes
Remarks
You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.
This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see RAND (Transact-SQL).
