PHP rand( ) function in JavaScript to generate random integers

In this tutorial we will create a PHP rand( ) function equivalent in JavaScript to generate random integers.

About rand( )

The rand() function generate a random integer.

This function takes two optional integer arguments min and max.

The value of min and max can be between 0 to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.

Value of Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER = .

If no arguments is provided then min is set to 0 and max is set to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.

The rand( ) code

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

Caution! Values generated by this rand() function is not cryptographically secure. So, do not use it for cryptographic purposes.

Get random integer without passing any argument

The following code will give us a random integer between 0 to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, both included.

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

var randomInteger = rand();

Get random integer with minimum value

The following code will give us a random integer between 10 to Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER, both included.

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

var randomInteger = rand(10);

Get random integer between min and max value

The following code will give us a random integer between 1 to 10, both included.

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

var randomInteger = rand(1, 10);

If min and max are equal then rand() will return the same number.

Following code will give us 5 as both min and max is set to 5.

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}

var randomInteger = rand(5, 5);

rand( ) code with checks

The following code makes sure that min and max are between 0 and Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER.

function rand(min, max) {
  var min = min || 0,
      max = max || Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER;

  if (min < 0) {
    min = 0;
  }
  else if (min > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
    min = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
  }

  if (max < 0) {
    max = 0;
  }
  else if (max > Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
    max = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER
  }

  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}