How do I make unique random numbers?

I want to set a value to a random whole number but I do not want it to repeat the same number unless it has given 2 different numbers before it.

example: Lets say I want to get a random number 1-4 each time I push a button it will random a number between those values.

lets say it gives me 1 now I do not want to get 1 the next time 2x I push the button, but after that I want 1 to go back into the pool of random numbers

so the out of a string of 4 times I random the number I wont ever get

1,1,1,1

1,1,4,1

1,2,1,2

1,2,3,2

etc...

combinations I would get would be

1,2,3,4

1,2,4,1

1,4,2,3

2,4,3,1

etc...

I know a array could do something like this but I am unsure how to set it up

anyone have any ideas?

The following should work. You just keep track of the previous two numbers and do a bit of a trick to ensure only a number not used the previous two times is used. The start of layout stuff is to initialize it with two different random numbers.

Global number rand=0

Global number prev1=0

Global number prev2=0

Start of layout

--- set rand to int(random(4))+1

--- set prev1 to (rand-1)%4+1

On key pressed

--- set prev2 to prev1

--- set prev1 to rand

--- set rand to int(random(4-2))+1

------ compare rand >= prev1

--------- add 1 to rand

------compare rand>=prev2

--------- add 1 to rand

It seems this can give unwanted results in cases where prev2 < prev1. For example row 1,2,2 or 2,3,3 is possible.

Also the initializing row "set prev1 to (rand-1)%4+1" always sets prev1 to rand.

Good catches. It wasn't fully tested. That -1 shouldn't be there. And the other issue should be fixable with min() and max().

R0j0 I understand all of your and have a idea how to put it into C2, expect for this line "set prev1 to (rand-1)%4+1"

I do not fully understand what it does and I am not sure what the % is doing

% (modulo, remainder after division)

Here's a capx with it working:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/542 ... peat2.capx

The expression (rand-1)%4+1 was actually a typo, I wanted rand%4+1.

What it does is give the next number after rand or 1 if rand was 4.

1 -> 2

2 -> 3

3 -> 4

4 -> 1