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int Round a floating point number to an integer. Primarily used when generating random numbers.

$output = int(n);

$output - Variable to store the value returned by int.
n - The number to round to an integer

Example:

#Randomize and generate some dice rolls

$Dummy_Value=srand();
$DiceRoll1=int(rand(6))+1;
$DiceRoll2=int(rand(6))+1;

format screen
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Random Numbers - Results of Die Roll</TITLE>
</HEAD>

<BODY>

<H1>Results of Die Roll</H1>

Die one: $DiceRoll1<br>
Die two: $DiceRoll2<br>

</BODY>
</HTML>
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See also: rand(n) function srand(n) function [an error occurred while processing this directive]