Template:Random item/doc

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This template should be substituted if you want to generate a random item one time only.

This template uses Lua:

Module:Random

Returns one of $N$ items at random.

Usage[edit source]

{{random item|item1|item2|...|item $N$ }}
All calls to the function using |same=y with the same number of items will return the same item.

Parameters[edit source]

|1=..|2=..| $N$ = --> The items to return.
|same=y Set to a truthy value for all calls with this parameter set and the same number of items to return the same item.
There use to be a |range= parameter, but this is no longer needed.

Examples[edit source]

Purge

{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}} --> d1b3Ba4cCAD2
{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}} --> C2Bc3AbD14ad
{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}} --> A4BbDca3dC21
{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}} --> 2C4a13cAbdDB
{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}} --> 2C4a13cAbdDB
{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}} --> 2C4a13cAbdDB