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| $rand Generates a random number | 
| Usage | 
| $rand(<max>) | 
| Description | 
| Returns a random integer number from 0 to max inclusive. You can repeat sequences of random numbers by calling srand with the same seed value. If srand has not been called $rand is automatically seeded with value of 1. If no <max> is specified, this function returns an integer between 0 and RAND_MAX that is system dependent. | 
| See also | 
| srand |