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[harrisdefth]

Hi I need some help with a loop

I want a random number to be generated that is not equal to 3 different, and previously defined variables.

The loop I have is like this one below

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1. random = randomNum.next(0, 10)
2. while random = first or second or third
3. random = randomNum.next(0, 10)
4. end while

random = randomNum.next(0, 10) while random = first or second or third random = randomNum.next(0, 10) end while

first, second, and third are previously defined short integers that have different values.

I thought this would work however my program gets stuck in an endless loop =(

How do I define more than one requirement for a while loop? Apparently or isn't working for me

[Reedbeta]

You probably need to write:

While (Random = First) Or (Random = Second) Or (Random = Third)

The parentheses probably aren't strictly necessary, but they help readability. Anyway, the problem is that the things on each side of an "Or" or "And" have to be fully formed conditions. Even though in English you can say something like "equals first, or second, or third", programming languages don't work that way.