Random number frame.origin.x

Question

I want a random frame.origin.x and frame.origin.y on each button click. The button need's to move inside of the iPhone screen.

CGRect frame = MyButton.frame;

frame.origin.x = 10;
frame.origin.y = 10;

[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
[UIView setAnimationDuration: 0.1];
MyButton.frame = frame;
[UIView commitAnimations];

Does anyone know how i can generate a random number/position? Something like

frame.origin.x = frame.size.width * (arc4random() % (10 - 1)); ?

But this is moving the button outside the screen

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 16 '12 at 21:45

You have to define

#define ARC4RANDOM_MAX      0x100000000

And get the float like:

double val = floorf(((double)arc4random() / ARC4RANDOM_MAX) * 100.0f);

More information here

http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2008/10/random-thoughts-rand-vs-arc4random.html

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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Just make a random floating-point value between 0 and 1 like in this question. Your current code will generate a value between 0 and 8 times the width of the screen, but only at integer multiples.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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