randomize 2 different numbers in same subroutine?

[Guest]

Here is what I am trying for randomizing 2 numbers in the same subroutine so
that they are not equal to each other:

Dim j As Integer, k As Integer
j = New System.Random().Next(0, 10)
k = New System.Random().Next(0, 10)

But j and k are always equal to each other. So I through in Randomize( ) but
that did not help. Is it possible to randomize 2 different numbers in the
same sub so that they are not equal to each other? How to do this?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

do this:
Dim j, k As Integer
Dim rng As New System.Random
j = rng.Next(0, 10)
k = rng.Next(0, 10)
Your code is creating a new Random object, calling Next, and assigning j a
value. Then it does the same to assign k a variable. In the time it takes
to do this, the clock does not tick, so the two Random object instances you
create get initialize the same way, and hence return the same numbers. The
above code creates a new Random object only once.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Dim j As Integer, k As Integer
j = New System.Random().Next(0, 10)
k = New System.Random().Next(0, 10)

But j and k are always equal to each other. So I through in Randomize( )
but
that did not help. Is it possible to randomize 2 different numbers in the
same sub so that they are not equal to each other? How to do this?

'Randomize' has nothing to do with the 'Random' class. You need to call
'Randomize' before calling VB.NET's 'Rnd' function once. If you are using
the 'Random' class, one instance should be sufficient:

\\\
Dim rng As New Random()
..
..
..
i = rng.Next(...)
j = rng.Next(...)
///