Final Fantasy

[>flashl!ght<]

they do the same thing, but no, they are not the same. try this:

code:

---

tests=100;

iterations=1000;//per test, defines accuracy

for(t=1 ; t<=tests ; t++){

	t1=getTimer();

	for(i=1 ; i<=iterations ; i++){

		random(n);

	}

	trace((getTimer()-t1)/iterations);

	

	t2=getTimer();

	for(i=1 ; i<=iterations ; i++){

		Math.random()*n;

	}

	trace((getTimer()-t2)/iterations);

	trace("");

}

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doing it by Math.random is consistently slower(tho they are both cons. less than .05 millisecond on my PC), as to be expected. anything hard coded in Flash *should* be faster.

[EDIT] if you take out the *n for the Math.random() you find that Math.random() is *still* about .01 - .05 of a millisecond slower... so i guess always use random()? of course, we are talking about debatably completely inconsequential difference in speed here... .01 of a millisecond????