srand

`srand`

Library: ib_udf

Added in: 2.0

Description: Seeds the random number generator with the current time in seconds and then returns the first number. Multiple srand() calls within the same second will return the same value. This is exactly how rand() behaved before Firebird 2.0.

Result type: DOUBLE PRECISION

Syntax:

srand ()

Declaration:

DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION srand
   RETURNS DOUBLE PRECISION BY VALUE
   ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_srand' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf'