Generate random number between two numbers in JavaScript

Question

Is there a way to generate a random number in a specified range (e.g. from 1 to 6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6) in JavaScript?

Answer 1

This function can generate a random integer number between (and including) min and max numbers:

function randomNumber(min, max) {
  if (min > max) {
    let temp = max;
    max = min;
    min = temp;
  }

  if (min <= 0) {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max + Math.abs(min) + 1)) + min;
  } else {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * max) + min;
  }
}

Example:

randomNumber(-2, 3); // can be -2, -1, 0, 1, 2 and 3
randomNumber(-5, -2); // can be -5, -4, -3 and -2
randomNumber(0, 4); // can be 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4
randomNumber(4, 0); // can be 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4