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node-red-node-random
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A < a href = "http://nodered.org" target = "_new" > Node-RED< / a > node that when triggered generates a random number between two values.
Install
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Either use the Manage Palette option in the Node-RED Editor menu, or run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
npm i node-red-node-random
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Usage
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A simple node to generate a random number when triggered.
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If set to return an integer it can include both the low and high values.
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`min <= n <= max` - so selecting 1 to 6 will return values 1,2,3,4,5 or 6.
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If set to return a floating point value it will be from the low value, up to, but
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not including the high value. `min <= n < max` - so selecting 1 to 6 will return values 1 < = n < 6 .
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**Note:** This returns numbers - objects of type **number** .
