DBMS_RANDOM

Related Interfaces

Table 1 provides all interfaces supported by the DBMS_RANDOM package.

• DBMS_RANDOM.SEED

  The stored procedure SEED is used to set a seed for a random number. The DBMS_RANDOM.SEED function prototype is:

  Table 2 DBMS_RANDOM.SEED interface parameters

  Parameter	Description
  seed	Generates a seed for a random number.

• DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE

  The stored procedure VALUE generates a random number between a specified low and a specified high. The DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE function prototype is:

  Table 3 DBMS_RANDOM.VALUE interface parameters

  Parameter	Description
  low	Sets the low bound for a random number. The generated random number is greater than or equal to the low.
  high	Sets the high bound for a random number. The generated random number is less than the high.

The only requirement is that the parameter type is NUMERIC regardless of the right and left bound values.

Examples