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{{Lua|Module:List|Module:Yesno}}

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'''Examples''' <small>({{purge|refresh|anchor=Number}})</small>

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|number}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|number}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|number|100}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|number|100}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|number|-100|-50}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|number|-100|-50}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|number|100|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|number|100|same=yes}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|number|100|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|number|100|same=yes}}

<small>The documentation for this function is partly taken from the [[mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua reference manual#math.random|Scribunto Lua reference manual]], which is in turn based on the [http://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/index.html Lua 5.1 Reference Manual], available under the [[MIT License]].</small>

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'''Examples''' <small>({{purge|refresh|anchor=Date}})</small>

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|format=F j}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|format=F j}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|1 Jan 1980|31 Dec 1999}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|1 Jan 1980|31 Dec 1999}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|1st January 1500|1st January 3000|format=g:i a, l d M Y}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|1st January 1500|1st January 3000|format=g:i a, l d M Y}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|1970/06/01}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|1970/06/01}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|same=yes}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|date|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|date|same=yes}}

== Item ==

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'''Example''' <small>({{purge|refresh|anchor=Item}})</small>

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|item|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

Setting "same" will make the template select the same number item from each list, even if the things in them are different.

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">My

{{#invoke:random|item|egg |bean |sausage |bacon |spam |same=yes}}

is

{{#invoke:random|item|quail |pinto |kielbasa |canadian |spammy|same=yes}}

and my

{{#invoke:random|item|blegg |blean |blausage |blacon |blam |same=yes}}

is

{{#invoke:random|item|blail |blinto|blielbasa|blanadian|blammy|same=yes}}</syntaxhighlight>

&rarr; My {{#invoke:random|item|egg |bean |sausage |bacon |spam |same=yes}}

is {{#invoke:random|item|quail |pinto |kielbasa |canadian |spammy|same=yes}} and my

{{#invoke:random|item|blegg |blean |blausage |blacon |blam |same=yes}} is {{#invoke:random|item|blail |blinto|blielbasa|blanadian|blammy|same=yes}}.

== List ==

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'''Examples''' <small>({{purge|refresh|anchor=List}})</small>

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=dot}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=dot}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=space}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=space}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&amp;#32;}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&#32;}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=foo}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=foo}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|limit=3}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|limit=3}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

== Text list ==

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'''Examples''' <small>({{purge|refresh|anchor=Text list}})</small>

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&amp;#32;}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&#32;}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&amp;#32;|conj=&amp;#32;or&amp;#32;}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|sep=;&#32;|conj=&#32;or&#32;}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|limit=3}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|limit=3}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

* <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight> &rarr; {{#invoke:random|text_list|egg|beans|sausage|bacon|spam|same=yes}}

== HTML lists ==

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| <code>bulleted_list</code>

| Bulleted lists

| <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|bulleted_list|egg|sausage|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

| {{#invoke:random|bulleted_list|egg|sausage|spam}}

|-

| <code>unbulleted_list</code>

| Unbulleted lists

| <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|unbulleted_list|egg|sausage|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

| {{#invoke:random|unbulleted_list|egg|sausage|spam}}

|-

| <code>horizontal_list</code>

| Horizontal bulleted lists

| <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|horizontal_list|egg|sausage|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

| {{#invoke:random|horizontal_list|egg|sausage|spam}}

|-

| <code>ordered_list</code>

| Ordered lists (numbered lists and alphabetical lists)

| <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|ordered_list|egg|sausage|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

| {{#invoke:random|ordered_list|egg|sausage|spam}}

|-

| <code>horizontal_ordered_list</code>

| Horizontal ordered lists

| <code><nowikisyntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{#invoke:random|horizontal_ordered_list|egg|sausage|spam}}</nowiki></codesyntaxhighlight>

| {{#invoke:random|horizontal_ordered_list|egg|sausage|spam}}

|}

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; All parameters

{{pre2pre|

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