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Daniel Dekany commented on FREEMARKER-101:
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{{?any}} doesn't unambiguously convey the meaning "random". (It might as well
always returns the first element... as is the case for non-parallel
{{Stream}}-s for example.)
But, my main problem is still that these don't look like often needed
functions, nor are they very on-topic when it comes to presentation. Though not
sure if you have a different experience.
> Add random number generation - perhaps 5.random()?
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> Key: FREEMARKER-101
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FREEMARKER-101
> Project: Apache Freemarker
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Ondra Žižka
> Priority: Major
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> I can't find a way to easily create a random number in FreeMarker.
> Could we add it please?
> Something like:
> {code:java}
> 0?random() --> 0 to 0.9999999 like Math.random()
> 0?random(5,9) --> random from that interval
> Or (incompatible with the logic above)
> 5?random() --> 0 to 5
> 5?random(-1) --> 0 to 4
> And if this is possible - to make it compatible with the two above:
> random() --> 0 to 0.9999999 like Math.random()
> random(5,9) --> random from that interval{code}
> I am not quite sure about the overall consistency of the logic.
> Also, collections could have a built-in to pick random item:
> {code:java}
> myItems.random(){code}
> As a shorthand for
> {code:java}
> myItems[myItems.size().random(-1)]{code}
>
> See here:
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3680273/how-to-get-a-random-integer-in-freemarker-template/51554484#51554484
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