Ranged Random.NextDouble

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Type

System.Random

Extension method signature

double NextDouble(double, double);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
minValue	double	The inclusive lower bound of the random number returned.
maxValue	double	The inclusive upper bound of the random number returned.

Description
Returns a random double-precision floating point number that is within a specified range.

Benefits
System.Random does not support ranges for floating point values, Random.NextDouble() simply returns a value between 0-1. This extension method would offer this missing functionaality.

Drawbacks
n/a

(Optional) Implementation example

{
    return random.NextDouble() * (maxValue - minValue) + minValue;
}

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Implemented in 9ebff19