# Random Help
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 12, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249 "2003-03-12T04:39:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@BullDog\_Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BullDog_Flash)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/1 "2003-03-12T04:39:22Z")
O.K
Random Isent hard i did it before.But one thing i forgot is to remember the code.And Understand it.
I want it so when my Player MC hits the Coin MC it goes to another spot randomly.
Code
```
this._x = random(250);
this._y = random(150);
```
Thats what i have.
But o dont want it to go off the screen
so i started experimenting dident have any sucess.
Experiment
```
this._x = random(10,250);
this._y = random(10,150);
```
So it should randomly go to a number from 10 to 250 dident have any sucess please please please help me.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/2 "2003-03-12T04:45:53Z")
try this
```auto
xRan = Math.round(Math.random()*Stage.width);
yRan = Math.round(Math.random()*Stage.width);
this._x = xRan - this._width;
this._y = yRan - this._height;
```
code is pretty self explanitory…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/3 "2003-03-12T04:48:28Z")
I dont thknk that code would work.
I want it so it goes from like 10,250 on the stage.
Even though it dont work it would go all over the place.
I need it to go between 10 and lke 250.
Anyone else
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/4 "2003-03-12T04:50:53Z")
xRan = Math.round(Math.random()\*240);
yRan = Math.round(Math.random()\*240);
this.\_x = 10 + xRan;
this.\_y = 10 + yRan;
there ya go.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/5 "2003-03-12T04:53:15Z")
O\>K seems alot easier than mine.
But to top it off.
What does Mathround mean.
Im not good with that type of stuff
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/6 "2003-03-12T04:55:00Z")
its rounds the number.
Math.random()\*240 gives you a number between 0 and 240 but it gives you 4 decimal points, so you would get 202.3489 or 12.9063
Math.round() rounds the number to the nearest whole number. Just use that to make sure your movieclip will be on a whole number because the lines work better and show up better when you use whole numbers.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/random-help/15249/7 "2003-03-12T04:58:52Z")
Thanks alot Jubba.
Now all i have to do is my counter and im finished my Engine.Then ill fix up the graphics thanks alot again.