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How does a 1-10 simple number generator work?

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is is a random number generator between 1 - 10 ?

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yes, without built in fucntions.

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This article is a good start.
The most common method used in computer laguages is called the linear congruential method.
Something with multiplication of a seed and modulo a big prime number.
But hey, I'm lazy so all I do if I want a number between 1 and 10:
Random Rnd = new Random();
int numb = Rnd.Next(1,11);

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The easiest way would probably be to use this code

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Exactly, I am asking what is inside the Random(); fucntion.

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Exactly, I am asking what is inside the Random(); fucntion.

What is inside Random(), I think you have to ask that to a guy at MicroSoft
This is a list of possibilities

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Actually it's right in the MSDN article on the Random Class

The current implementation of the Random class is based on Donald E. Knuth's subtractive random number generator algorithm. For more information, see D. E. Knuth. "The Art of Computer Programming, volume 2: Seminumerical Algorithms". Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, second edition, 1981.

Then a simple search on google yielded this thread

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What is inside Random class, download ILSpy and see.

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