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Returns one of N items at random.
Usage
edit{{random item|item1|item2|...|itemN}}- All calls to the function using
|same=ywith the same number of items will return the same item.
Parameters
edit|1=‥|2=‥|N=→ The items to return.|same=ySet to a truthy value for all calls with this parameter set and the same number of items to return the same item.- There used to be a
|range=parameter, but this is no longer needed.
Examples
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{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}}→ c{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}}→ C{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4}}→ 2{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}}→ 1{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}}→ 1{{Random item|a|b|c|d|A|B|C|D|1|2|3|4|same=y}}→ 1