Re: Re^2: Pulling random elements from hash

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I saw that in another post. Do you know why this is? It seems like rand is unlikely to pick an integer, and $array[3.14159] seems nonsensical, but I tried it and it works...

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•Re: Re: Re^2: hash randomness by merlyn (Sage) on Jun 22, 2003 at 02:45 UTC
Whenever Perl needs an integer, and is provided a floating-point value instead, Perl automatically truncates. This is universal. -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]

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