From f94b5a81057ccf6d16da3a78b2ff5c08383f9768 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Agniva De Sarker Date: Fri, 11 May 2018 20:51:39 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] math/rand: clarify documentation for Seed example Fixes #25325 Change-Id: I101641be99a820722edb7272918e04e8d2e1646c Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/112775 Reviewed-by: Rob Pike --- src/math/rand/example_test.go | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/math/rand/example_test.go b/src/math/rand/example_test.go index aa1f2bcc734..adeeaa0b469 100644 --- a/src/math/rand/example_test.go +++ b/src/math/rand/example_test.go @@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ import ( // the output of the random number generator when given a fixed seed. func Example() { - rand.Seed(42) // Try changing this number! + // Seeding with the same value results in the same random sequence each run. + // For different numbers, seed with a different value, such as + // time.Now().UnixNano(), which yields a constantly-changing number. + rand.Seed(42) answers := []string{ "It is certain", "It is decidedly so",