How do I generate random numbers in Dart?

Question

Use Random class from dart:math:

import 'dart:math';

main() {
  var rng = new Random();
  for (var i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
    print(rng.nextInt(100));
  }
}

This code was tested with the Dart VM and dart2js, as of the time of this writing.

You can achieve it via Random class object random.nextInt(max), which is in dart:math library. The nextInt() method requires a max limit. The random number starts from 0 and the max limit itself is exclusive.

import 'dart:math';
Random random = new Random();
int randomNumber = random.nextInt(100); // from 0 upto 99 included

If you want to add the min limit, add the min limit to the result

int randomNumber = random.nextInt(90) + 10; // from 10 upto 99 included

Here's a snippet for generating a list of random numbers

import 'dart:math';

main() {
  var rng = new Random();
  var l = new List.generate(12, (_) => rng.nextInt(100));
}

This will generate a list of 12 integers from 0 to 99 (inclusive).

A secure random API was just added to dart:math

new Random.secure()

dart:math Random added a secure constructor returning a cryptographically secure random generator which reads from the entropy source provided by the embedder for every generated random value.

which delegates to window.crypto.getRandomValues() in the browser and to the OS (like urandom on the server)

try this, you can control the min/max value :

import 'dart:math';

void main(){
  random(min, max){
    var rn = new Random();
    return min + rn.nextInt(max - min);
  }
  print(random(5,20)); // Output : 19, 6, 15..
}

If you need cryptographically-secure random numbers (e.g. for encryption), and you're in a browser, you can use the DOM cryptography API:

int random() {
  final ary = new Int32Array(1);
  window.crypto.getRandomValues(ary);
  return ary[0];
}

This works in Dartium, Chrome, and Firefox, but likely not in other browsers as this is an experimental API.