RANDBETWEEN()

Random integer from range

Returns a randomly-chosen integer (Number value) that falls within the specified lower and upper bounds.

Sample usage

RANDBETWEEN(1, 10) returns a random whole number between 1 and 10.

(RANDBETWEEN(0, 1) = 1) returns a random Yes/No value.

(RANDBETWEEN(0, 100) / 100.0) returns a random Decimal value between 0.00 and 1.00 with two digits after the decimal point.

INDEX({"Heads", "Tails"}, RANDBETWEEN(1, 2)) returns Heads or Tails as a Text value. See also: INDEX()

MID("ABCDE", RANDBETWEEN(1, 5), 1) returns a random letter from A to E as a Text value. See also: MID()

INDEX(Students[Name], RANDBETWEEN(1, COUNT(Students[Name]))) returns a randomly-chosen student's name. See also: COUNT()

ORDERBY(Cards[Card ID], RANDBETWEEN(1, 52)) returns the list of Card ID column values in a random order. See also: ORDERBY()

Syntax

RANDBETWEEN(lower-bound, upper-bound)

• lower-bound - Any numeric type that specifies the lowest random value that may be returned.
• upper-bound - Any numeric type that specifies the highest random value that may be returned.

See also

UNIQUEID()