---
name: "BIS_fnc_randomInt"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Math"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_randomInt
revid: 327175
updated: 2022-07-12T22:07:31Z
---

# BIS_fnc_randomInt

*Function · Math · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Arma 2 v1.00*

## Description

Returns a random integer between the two passed numbers (inclusive). The order of parameters doesn't matter: it can be `[min, max]` or `[max, min]`.

## Syntax

```sqf
[min, max] call BIS_fnc_randomInt
```

**Parameters:**

- `min`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - minimum value, included
- `max`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - maximum value, included

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
[1, 3] call BIS_fnc_randomInt; // will return 1, 2 or 3
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_randomNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_randomNum.md) · [BIS_fnc_arithmeticMean](../functions/BIS_fnc_arithmeticMean.md) · [BIS_fnc_geometricMean](../functions/BIS_fnc_geometricMean.md) · [BIS_fnc_nearestNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_nearestNum.md) · [BIS_fnc_sortNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_sortNum.md) · [BIS_fnc_roundNum](../functions/BIS_fnc_roundNum.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc randomInt](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_randomInt) (revision 327175).</sub>