random frame , need help

[zegestar]

Hi all, I need some assistance with my as3 code. What I am trying to do is when spacebar is clicked I want it to stop on a random frame. Here is the code I am working with

function random(min:Number=0, max:Number=5):Number
{
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
 
}

stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, onKeyPressed);
function onKeyPressed(evt:KeyboardEvent):void{
    switch (evt.keyCode) {
        case Keyboard.ENTER:
            box.play();
            break;
        case Keyboard.BACKSPACE:
            box.stop();
            break;
        case Keyboard.LEFT:
            box.prevFrame();
            break;
        case Keyboard.RIGHT:
            box.nextFrame();
            break;
        case Keyboard.SPACE:
            box.gotoAndStop(random(5));
            break;
        default:
            trace("keyCode:", evt.keyCode, "charChode:", evt.charCode);
    }
};

[[afz]snickelfitz]

In the keyboard event handler, start by generating a random number based on the totalFrames property of the box MovieClip.

Something like this:

var randFrame:int = Math.floor(Math.random() * box.totalFrames) + 1;
// ... in the spacebar case
box.gotoAndStop(randFrame);

The +1 thing is due to the timeline starting at 1 and not zero.
Might need some additional logic there to avoid an out of range error at the top end of the scale.

[zegestar]

it works, thanks big time!!!