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Random Color
Hello,
I would like a shape layer to randomly alternate between 4 specific colors. My if/else statement appears to be working (when I manually assign a value between 1-3 to the variable c, the color of my shape changes).
When I use
“seed = Math.floor(time);
seedRandom(seed,true);
c=random(1,3);”
c appears to take a value beyond 1-3 and hold that value across time.I suspect I’m making some simple error, but my syntax looks correct! Any help is greatly appreciated.
-Matt
seed = Math.floor(time);
seedRandom(seed,true);//c=1;
c=random(1,3);
if (c==1) {[3,130,171,255]/255;}
else if (c==2) {[128,207,217,255]/255;}
else if (c==3) {[2,146,113,255]/255;}
else {[255,102,0,255]/255;} -
3 Replies
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Try changing this:
c=random(1,3);
to this:
c = Math.floor(random(1,5));
Dan
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Thanks Dan!
That worked immediately. Do you mind explaining that to me? I’m clearly an expressions n00b and I really don’t follow what just happened.
Is Math.floor ensuring that the random number is a whole number? I presumed “random(1,3)” would give me one of three integers: [1, 2, 3]
Regards,
Matt
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>Is Math.floor ensuring that the random number is a whole number?
Yes, it rounds down.
random(1,3) will give you a non-integer number greater than 1 and less than 3.
Math.floor(random(1,5)) will give you an integer 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Dan
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