NAME Number::Ops - Simple operations on numbers. SYNOPSIS use Number::Ops qw(:all); DESCRIPTION This contains a number of very simple number operations. ROUTINES randomize, random use Number::Ops qw(:all); randomize; $val = random($range); Randomize initializes the random number generator. It will be called automatically if it is not called explicitly. Also, it will only initialize the random number generator one time per session. Random returns an integer in the range 0 ... $range-1. min, max use Number::Ops qw(:all); $value=min(@list); $value=max(@list); Returns the numerical minimum/maximum value of all arguments. isnum, isint use Number::Ops qw(:all); $flag=isnum($string [,$low, $high]); $flag=isint($string [,$low, $high]); isnum returns 1 if $string is a valid real number with no exponent, 0 otherwise. If $low is entered, $string must be >= $low. If $high is entered, $string must be <= $high. It is valid to check only one of the bounds. isint is similar but checks integers. round $value = round($num [,$dec]); Rounds to the closest integer or to $dec number of decimal places. KNOWN PROBLEMS None at this point. AUTHOR Sullivan Beck (sbeck@cpan.org) POD ERRORS Hey! The above document had some coding errors, which are explained below: Around line 41: You can't have =items (as at line 49) unless the first thing after the =over is an =item