Generate random number between two numbers in JavaScript

Question

Is there a way to generate a random number in a specified range (e.g. from 1 to 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) in JavaScript?

Answer 1

Important

The following code works only if the minimum value is 1. It does not work for minimum values other than 1.

If you wanted to get a random integer between 1 (and only 1) and 6, you would calculate:

Math.floor(Math.random() * 6) + 1  

Where:

• 1 is the start number
• 6 is the number of possible results (1 + start (6) - end (1))